026  
FNUS76 KSGX 030331  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GOPHER FIRE...CAL FIRE RIVERSIDE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
831 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
OVERCAST SKIES CLEAR OUT IN THE LATE MORNING, YIELDING TO  
SUNNY SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON AND TYPICALLY BREEZY SW/W WINDS,  
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15-25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED  
TO DROP AROUND 50% IN THE MID-AFTERNOON BEFORE INCREASING  
GRADUALLY IN THE EVENING ABOVE 90% BY 2 AM MONDAY.  
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE 5 TO 7 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 11 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO  
15 MPH WITH GUSTS 15-25 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO AROUND  
15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12  
TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 59 43 43 43 20 20 20 27 27 27 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 52 54 58 64 69 72 73 74 72 72 69  
RH..............94 92 92 82 69 60 55 53 50 53 53 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 7 8 7 8 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 8 11 11 10 15 15 14 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N NW NW NW NW NW W SW W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 6 7 6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 5 6 8 8 7 11 11 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 15 10 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........38 38 70 70 70 75 75 75 90 90 90 74  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............66 62 59 57 56 54 53 52 51 49 48 47  
RH..............62 69 76 78 79 85 85 88 90 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 8 7 7 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...SEBASTIAN WESTERINK  
REQUESTED BY...DUTY OFFICER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2612544.0/SGX  
.DELDT 05/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANIEL.WILLIAMS@FIRE.CA.GOV,RRUECCCAPTAINS@FIRE.CA.GOV  
 
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