884  
FNUS76 KSGX 230151  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANCHO CAP UNIT 28 PILE BURN...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
551 PM PST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 PST ON FEBRUARY 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TONIGHT WITH RH STARTING AROUND  
35 PERCENT THIS EVENING, THEN FALLING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT  
HOURS. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING TUESDAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. THIS ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE  
OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........9 9 4 4 4 10 10 10 11 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 54 52 53 53 54 53 53 52 52  
RH..............36 37 38 35 32 29 28 27 26 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 8 9 9 8 9 8 9 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 6 7 7 6 7 6 7 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND  
3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........11 39 39 39 34 34 34 22 22 22 35 35  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............53 53 57 61 64 66 68 69 70 69 70 66  
RH..............25 23 21 20 18 16 15 16 19 22 25 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE W W W NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 7 6 6 5 6 6 7 8  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE W W W NW W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE E E E S S SW SW SW W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........35 35 35 35 23 23 23 23 23 23 21 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 61 60 60 59 58 57 58 56 55 58 59  
RH..............32 34 36 34 33 34 33 30 29 28 27 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NE E NE NW W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NE E NE NW W W NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........21 21 18 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 63 68 69  
RH..............24 20 22 29  
20 FT WIND......NW 1G4 W 1G4 W 1G4 W 7G13  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 1G2 W 1G2 W 1G2 W 4G7  
RIDGETOP WIND...NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS BECOMING WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.   
THURSDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.   
FRIDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...KYLE WHEELER  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 02/22/26  
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