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Spot Forecast for H-100...USFS
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
437 PM PST Mon Mar 2 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PST on March 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Dry and seasonable weather with light winds continues on Tuesday,
with a quick moving system bringing breezy winds and light rain
on Wednesday, followed by persistently breezy north winds and
drier weather late week into the weekend. Current chances for
rainfall greater than 0.10" on Wednesday sit around 10-15% at this
time. While stronger north winds in general are expected
Thursday-Saturday, surface winds are likely to see only minor
increases, although ridgetop winds up to 15 mph will be possible
at times.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........30-35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
 Ridgetop...........East around 6 mph shifting to the southwest 7
                    to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 4700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 6 mph shifting to the southwest 7
                    to 8 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.

TIME (PST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC
CWR.............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
Temp............32  34  38  44  50  57  61  63  64  62  59
RH..............100 92  88  74  62  50  42  35  31  34  48
SL/VL wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
SL/VL wind spd..0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   2   2   2
SL/VL wind gust.1   1   1   1   2   2   3   5   6   7   7
Ridge wind dir..E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Ridge wind spd..6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8
Mix hgt (kft)...1.6 1.6 1.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.4 3.4
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.6   6   6   6   6   6   7   7   7   8   8

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Chance of rain after 3 am.
Min temperature.....33-38.
Max humidity........95-100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
 Ridgetop...........South 3 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......Falling to around 1300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 3 to 8 mph.
CWR.................6 percent.
Chance of thunder...2 percent.

TIME (PST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............54  47  45  43  41  39  38  37  36  36  36  35
RH..............67  80  87  94  100 100 100 99  99  100 100 100
SL/VL wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
SL/VL wind spd..2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
SL/VL wind gust.7   3   3   3   1   1   1               1   1
Ridge wind dir..SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Ridge wind spd..8   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   3   3
Mix hgt (kft)...3.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Transp wind dir.SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind spd.8   7   7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   3   3

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain early in the
                    morning, then rain likely in the late morning
                    and early afternoon. Chance of rain late in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....50-55.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......Light winds.
 Ridgetop...........Southwest 3 to 5 mph increasing to 13 to 16 mph
                    in the late morning and early afternoon, then
                    shifting to the west around 16 mph late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to around 5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 3 mph shifting to the southwest 5
                    to 13 mph in the morning, then shifting to the
                    west around 16 mph in the afternoon.
CWR.................6 percent increasing to 48 percent in the late
                    morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to
                    5 percent late in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...13 percent.

TIME (PST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
CWR.............10  10  10  10  50  50  50  50  50  50  10  10
Chc of thdr (%).0   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
Temp............35  36  38  41  44  47  50  51  51  51  49  46
RH..............100 99  96  90  84  76  68  61  56  53  54  61
SL/VL wind dir..N   N   N   N   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W
SL/VL wind spd..0   0   0   0   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3
SL/VL wind gust.1   2   2   2   6   6   6   9   9   9   9   9
Ridge wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Ridge wind spd..3   5   5   5   13  13  13  16  16  16  16  16
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.8 5.8
Transp wind dir.S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W
Transp wind spd.3   5   5   5   13  13  13  16  16  16  16  16

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain early. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs in the mid 50s. North-northeast winds up to 6 mph. Daytime
minimum humidity in the 30s.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 50s.
East-northeast winds up to 8 mph. Daytime minimum humidity in the
30s.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds. Daytime minimum humidity in the 30s.

$$
Forecaster...NR
Requested by...Logan Johnson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604161.0/STO
.DELDT 03/03/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL logan.johnson@usda.gov