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Spot Forecast for D54 Pile Burn Pilot...U.S. Forest Service
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
328 PM PDT Sun Mar 9 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on March 10.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions prevail through Tuesday. Winds will be lighter and
terrain driven through Tuesday morning, then a southwest breeze will
develop Tuesday afternoon. Relative humidity will trend slightly higher
on Tuesday, and temperatures slightly cooler compared to Monday.
A strong winter storm will move through Wednesday and Thursday bringing
rain, snow, isolated thunderstorms and gusty southerly winds to the
burn area. Between Wednesday-Thursday, there is a 65% probability
of 2" of rain and 55% probability of 12" of snow. Active weather
continues Friday and over the weekend with additional
showers and snow showers.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....53-57.
Min humidity........34-39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East around 6 to 8 mph in the morning shifting to
the southwest after 1000 at around 5 to 9 mph.
 Ridgetop...........East around 6 to 8 mph in the morning shifting to
the southwest after 1000 at around 6 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
Min temperature.....36-40.
Max humidity........65-69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
 Ridgetop...........East around 7 mph.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to near surface level.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Max temperature.....50-54.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......East around 5 to 7 mph in the morning shifting to
the southwest after 1000 at around 6 to 11 mph,
with gusts of 15 to 18 mph in the afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........East around 5 to 7 mph in the morning shifting to
the southwest after 1000 at around 6 to 12 mph,
with gusts of 16 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 4700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Colder. Rain and snow likely. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs around 40. South winds around 15 to 25 mph with gusts
of 35 to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Rain and snow and slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds
around 10 to 12 mph with gusts to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Snow showers likely and slight (10%) chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds around
10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...KH
Requested by...Bradley Walker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2505326.0/STO
.DELDT 03/10/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bradley.walker@usda.gov,david.reynolds@usda.gov