584  
FNUS76 KSGX 181516  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE COVE RX BROADCAST...USFS-BDF-SJRD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
716 AM PST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON JANUARY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SUNNY, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES EARLY THIS WEEK, WITH SIMILAR  
CONDITIONS EACH DAY. NORTH/NORTH-NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE  
LATE EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH/SOUTHEAST  
UPSLOPE WINDS BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE WEAK. VERY DRY CONDITIONS MOST OF  
THE DAY WITH HUMIDITY IN THE LOW 20S TO HIGH TEENS. POOR HUMIDITY  
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT, WITH MAX HUMIDITY GENERALLY OCCURRING IN THE  
EARLY EVENING.  
   
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, SOME UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH  
IN THE MID-MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH  
IN THE MID-MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 15 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 54 57 59 59 58 59 60 56 55  
RH..............22 20 20 20 20 23 21 22 26 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..N W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N W SE SE S S S S SE N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR, SOME UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH DOWNSLOPE 1-4 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 50 49 51 49 48 48 48 47 46 47 44  
RH..............28 26 23 22 24 21 20 21 21 21 21 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-4 MPH  
IN THE MID-MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE NORTH WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING  
BECOMING UPSLOPE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-4 MPH  
IN THE MID-MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 13 13 13 13 13 13 19 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 47 48 58 53 53 54 55 54 54 53 48  
RH..............22 20 23 19 23 22 22 22 23 25 26 32  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N SE SE SE S S S S S N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 6 6 4 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E N N SE SE SE S S S S S N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 5 5 4 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E S S S SW SW M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 

 
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