726  
FNUS76 KSGX 210459  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHIA...CALFIRE RIVERSIDE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
959 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2200 PDT ON AUGUST 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM, FAIRLY TYPICAL WEATHER GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. WEAK,  
VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO WEST TO  
WEST-NORTHWEST BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOONS TYPICALLY AFTER 1100  
PDT. POOR TO MODERATE AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN THE 20-30% RANGE WITH  
MODERATE TO GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVER.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (PATCHY UPPER LVL CLOUDS).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 5 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........41 35 35 35 14 14 14 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............77 74 72 71 70 69 69 70  
RH..............51 56 58 61 62 62 62 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST. 1 4 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST. 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW S SW SW S SW SW S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 1 TO 10  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 13 13 13 31 31 31 37 37 37 61  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69 72 81 86 88 91 92 94 94 94 94 92  
RH..............59 55 42 37 35 33 32 30 29 29 29 31  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 7 10 11 13 14 14 14 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 6 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 5 7 8 9 10 10 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S W SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69 DEGREES.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........61 61 57 57 57 11 11 11 6 6 6 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............90 87 82 80 77 74 72 70 69 69 69 70  
RH..............32 35 40 43 46 49 50 52 54 53 53 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NE NE E E N N E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 6 4 4 4 1 1  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 4 3 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W SW W W SW W W SW W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 10 10 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5  
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 2 2 2 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 72 80 85 86 89 91 95 93 95 95 92  
RH..............51 49 39 34 34 32 31 26 27 26 26 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 6 6 7 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST. 4 6 8 10 11 12 14 15 15 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E NE W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST. 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W SW S S SW W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHANDLER PRICE  
REQUESTED BY...DUTY OFFICER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620155.0/SGX  
.DELDT 08/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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