####018003105#### FNUS76 KSTO 040444 FWSSTO Spot Forecast for China Ridge RX...USFS National Weather Service Sacramento CA 944 PM PDT Fri May 3 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 PDT on May 04. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... A cold, late season storm system with a strong cold front will move across the area Saturday. Widespread wetting rain, isolated afternoon thunderstorms, and gusty south to southwesterly winds are expected on Saturday. Gusts up to 25 mph are possible, peaking late morning to early afternoon. Precipitation arrives early Saturday morning and continues through Saturday night. There's a 95% chance of a storm total of 0.50" or more of rain for the burn site, and a 60% chance of 1.00" or more. There is a 15% chance of isolated afternoon/evening thunderstorms, which could have gusty, erratic winds. Dry weather returns early next week along with gradually increasing temperatures. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers likely late in the morning, then rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Max temperature.....50-54. Min humidity........76-80 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph in the early morning, shifting to the southwest winds 10 to 17 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the late morning and early afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Southwest around 17 mph. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL rising to 2500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 17 mph. CWR.................84 percent. LAL.................2. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Min temperature.....31-35. Max humidity........98-100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......West winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridgetop...........West around 7 mph. Mixing height.......Falling to 700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. CWR.................75 percent. LAL.................2 in the evening then 1. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....46-50. Min humidity........53-57 percent. Wind (20 ft)........ Slope/valley.......Downslope winds 2 to 5 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop...........Northwest around 8 mph. Mixing height.......750 ft AGL rising to 5000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. $$ Forecaster...EK Requested by...David Reynolds Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413085.0/STO .DELDT 05/04/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bradley.walker@usda.gov,david.reynolds@usda.gov,patrick.green@usda.gov