069  
FNUS76 KSTO 240338  
FWSSTO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR D54 PILE BURN...U.S. FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
838 PM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO TREND SLIGHTLY COOLER THIS WEEK, HOWEVER  
HIGHS WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT  
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEK WITH MIDFLAME WINDS AROUND 2 TO 4  
MPH. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF BREEZY WEST WINDS ON  
WEDNESDAY WHERE MIDFLAME WINDS COULD GET UP TO 5 MPH. DAYTIME  
HUMIDITIES IN THE MID TO LOW 20S THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH  
POTENTIALLY A SLIGHT MOISTENING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK. CURRENTLY,  
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63-67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO  
11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH AT TIMES.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KF  
REQUESTED BY...BRADLEY WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607276.0/STO  
.DELDT 03/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRADLEY.WALKER@USDA.GOV,DAVID.REYNOLDS@USDA.GOV  
 
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