696  
FNUS76 KSGX 102338  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PALOMAR MOUNTAIN BROADCAST JEFF VALLEY UNIT 18...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
338 PM PST SAT JAN 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1542 PST ON JANUARY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE EAST ON SUNDAY, WEAKENING SOMEWHAT FOR  
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, LOCALLY  
TO 30 MPH, DECREASING TO 20 MPH SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTS ON MONDAY  
AND TUESDAY WILL BE CLOSER TO 20 MPH STILL OUT OF THE EAST, WITH  
PEAK WINDS BEING IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY  
WEDNESDAY, WINDS WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AND GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW  
15 MPH, WITH THESE WEAKER WINDS PREVAILING THROUGH FRIDAY. GIVEN  
THE DRY EASTERLY WINDS FOR EARLY WEEK, MINIMUM HUMIDITY BOTH  
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS WILL BE AROUND 15% WITH OVERNIGHT  
RECOVERY IN THE 20S. MINIMUM RH RETURNS BACK ABOVE 20% BY TUESDAY  
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE STRONGER WINDS TURN OFF BY MID WEEK,  
TEMPERATURES WARM QUICKLY, REACHING 10-18 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY  
TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN ABNORMALLY WARM INTO FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH  
DECREASING TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH  
DECREASING TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 25 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 29 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....BDT  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 43 41  
RH..............28 24 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.27 25 16  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 11 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.19 18 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25  
CWR.............0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH  
INCREASING TO 36 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 31 MPH  
INCREASING TO 36 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 23 TO 26 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 40 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 43 43 43  
RH..............32 30 22 21 20 18 18 19 19 24 19 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 13 14 14 15 16 16 15 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 17 20 22 21 22 25 25 25 22 22  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 8 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 11  
EYE LVL WND GST.11 13 12 14 16 15 16 18 18 18 16 16  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 20 25 25 20 25 25 20 25 25 25 25  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 25 TO 31 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... BDT BDT BDT BDT BDT BDT  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 42 44 45 47 48 48 49 49 48 46 44  
RH..............25 20 24 24 19 17 20 16 19 20 17 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 15 15 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 25 26 27 27 27 27 25 22 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 11 11 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.16 16 16 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 16 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 25 30 30 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST  
WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SAMANTHA ZUBER  
REQUESTED BY...JASON MCAHREN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528651.1/SGX  
.DELDT 01/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JASON.MCAHREN@USDA.GOV  
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