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FNUS76 KSTO 040321
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR M5 HTA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
721 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A QUICK MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, WITH WARM,
DRY, AND WINDY WEATHER THEN EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM A WEST-NORTHWEST DIRECTION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THEN BECOMING PREDOMINANTLY NORTHERLY
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. CHANCES FOR SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN
20 MPH REMAIN AROUND 80-90% THROUGH SATURDAY WITH STRONGEST WIND
GUSTS UP TO 44 MPH CURRENTLY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. DAYTIME HUMIDITY
VALUES IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S ANTICIPATED AS DRY NORTHERLY FLOW
PREVAILS NEAR THE BURN SITE.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH
INCREASING TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 21 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...3 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR CLR PC CLR CLR PC CLR CLR
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 42 43 45 47 47 48 47 46 46 44
RH..............75 74 70 66 62 59 60 59 59 59 59
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W W W NW W W W NW NW NW
SL/VL WIND SPD..14 15 16 17 18 18 18 20 22 22 22
SL/VL WIND GUST.26 28 29 31 32 33 33 36 36 37 37
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.4 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 14 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 37 MPH
DECREASING TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 39 38 38 37 36 36 36 36 36 36 35
RH..............62 59 59 58 56 55 55 55 55 54 53 52
SL/VL WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
SL/VL WIND SPD..22 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
SL/VL WIND GUST.37 33 33 33 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..22 18 18 18 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 18 18 18 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH EARLY, INCREASING
TO 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY
MID MORNING.
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 21 TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 35 38 42 45 47 49 50 51 52 51 50
RH..............50 48 45 42 39 38 38 34 32 33 38 39
SL/VL WIND DIR..N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N
SL/VL WIND SPD..14 21 21 21 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23
SL/VL WIND GUST.25 38 38 38 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 40
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
RIDGE WIND SPD..14 21 21 21 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.4 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 21 21 21 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
BREEZY, CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 44 MPH. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY
IN THE UPPER 20S.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY
IN THE LOWER 30S.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY.
FORECASTER...NR
REQUESTED BY...JACOB KURKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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