025  
FNUS76 KSTO 170208  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
708 PM PDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN LOCATION THIS WEEK.  
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER AND TERRAIN DRIVEN, WITH MID FLAME  
WINDS SPEEDS OF 1 TO 3 MPH AT TIMES. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED  
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 7 DAYS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY LOWER  
THROUGH THE WEEK.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5  
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........66-70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST LATE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH LATE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...KH  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605904.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV,BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV  
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