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FNUS76 KSTO 172340
FWSSTO
SPOT FORECAST FOR EASTSIDE UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
440 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE BURN LOCATION OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE REGION IS UNDER STRONG HIGH PRESSURE.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL RISE TO AROUND 4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST AND LESS THAN 10 TO 12 MPH. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL
LOWER TO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1400-1800 HOURS
WHEN HUMIDITY IS LOWEST AND TEMPERATURES ARE HOTTEST. HUMIDITY WILL TREND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AND TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY LOWER OVER THE WEEKEND.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS
12 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 55 62 66 68 72 76 78 79 77
RH..............42 36 32 28 25 23 19 17 18 19
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 3 3 5 8 12 13 14 14 14
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 9 9 9 13 13 13 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 9 9 9 12 12 12 10
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7
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 MCR MCR MCR 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............74 70 66 60 59 57 55 54 53 52 51 51
RH..............22 26 34 36 36 34 33 33 33 34 36 37
SL/VL WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE
SL/VL WIND SPD..7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SL/VL WIND GUST.16 16 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W S S S S S S S S S S
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
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............50 49 51 55 62 67 71 74 76 78 79 79
RH..............37 37 35 32 28 24 20 19 18 14 15 16
SL/VL WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE W W W W W W W
SL/VL WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 6
SL/VL WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 12 12 12 13
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S W W W W W W W
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 12
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80.
LIGHT WINDS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S.
LIGHT WINDS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70.
LIGHT WINDS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT.
FORECASTER...KH
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS SCHNEIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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