336  
FNUS76 KSGX 230243  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER BALDY...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
643 PM PST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON JANUARY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A FEW RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE  
AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH ANY ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN 0.10".  
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL COOL A BIT THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO THE  
LOW 50S, WITH MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL  
REMAIN BELOW 8 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING  
NORTHERLY AND BECOMING GUSTY. NORTHERLY GUSTS AROUND 15 TO 18 MPH  
EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE INTENSIFYING AROUND 9-10 PM  
SATURDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH. BRIEF PERIODS OF GUSTS  
CLOSER TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY AROUND MIDNIGHT. THESE  
STRONGER GUSTS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNRISE ON SUNDAY, BEFORE  
WEAKENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF NORTHERLY  
WINDS, DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN AND PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 21 21 24 24 24 40 40 40 42 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 44 45 49 51 53 54 53 53 52 50  
RH..............65 69 69 66 65 60 61 62 65 66 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........42 42 42 42 61 61 61 61 61 61 34 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 47 47 46 46 46 46 46 45 44 43 42  
RH..............72 70 69 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 34 34 34 21 21 21 21 21 21 12 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 40 41 43 45 47 49 49 49 49 49 48  
RH..............73 74 72 69 65 60 54 55 52 48 44 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 7 7 6 7 9 8 11 12 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W NW NW N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 8 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...SAMANTHA ZUBER  
REQUESTED BY...ART LOZANO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600807.1/SGX  
.DELDT 01/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ARTURO.LOZANO@USDA.GOV  
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