793  
FNUS74 KEPZ 261313  
FWSEPZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SACRAMENTO DISTRICT PROGRAMMATIC PILES...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
713 AM MDT SUN OCT 26 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM AND DRY WEATHER TODAY AND MONDAY WITH LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS  
BELOW 10 MPH. VENTILATION WILL BE POOR TO FAIR DURING THE  
AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE  
A LITTLE LIGHTER ON TUESDAY AND SHIFT NORTHERLY DURING THE DAY AS  
A COLD FRONT MOVES IN, LEADING TO POOR VENTILATION THROUGH  
MIDWEEK. TEMPERATURES DROP A FEW DEGREES BEHIND THE FRONT AS NO  
RAIN IS EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO FAIR (40100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 1 1 1 2 2 2 8 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 41 48 54 58 60 62 62 62 61 59  
RH..............57 57 47 36 30 28 25 25 24 26 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 2.8 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 7 7 20 30 40 40 40 40 40 30  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........12 12 12 10 10 10 6 6 6 20 20 20  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 50 48 46 45 46 46 46 45 45 46 45  
RH..............34 39 40 43 45 43 43 42 41 40 37 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 19 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (61100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 32 32 13 13 13 16 16 16 21 21 21  
WEATHER COV.....NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........NONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONENONE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 45 46 52 58 61 63 64 64 64 63 61  
RH..............34 36 35 31 25 23 22 22 23 23 23 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 19 19 19 19  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..12 12 12 12 59 59 59 59 61 61 61 61  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD GD GD  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...ARONSON  
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW BARONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524482.1/EPZ  
.DELDT 10/26/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.BARONE@USDA.GOV  
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