845
FNUS76 KSTO 161627
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSSROADS UNIT 7...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
927 AM PDT MON MAR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TREND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THIS
WEEK, WITH WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES TRENDING
LOWER. DAYTIME RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S,
WITH MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST-WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY BREEZY
RIDGETOP AND TRANSPORT WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS UP TO
AROUND 9-14 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT EAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL BY THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 55 61 67 72 77 79 80 80
RH..............64 51 42 33 27 22 19 18 18
SL/VL WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SW
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR
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............78 73 69 62 59 56 54 52 50 48 47 45
RH..............23 28 33 39 43 47 50 52 56 59 61 64
SL/VL WIND DIR..N NW N N NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE WEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 4600 FT AGL BY THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 9 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
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............45 45 44 48 56 64 71 77 81 83 83 81
RH..............63 62 64 60 49 40 31 23 18 15 14 16
SL/VL WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SW SW SW W
SL/VL WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 9 9 9 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9 14
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
WEDNESDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 5 TO 7
MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 13-17 PERCENT.
THURSDAY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 5 TO 7
MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 14-18 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 5 TO 7
MPH. DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES 17-21 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...IDS
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS SCHNEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/16/26
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