101  
FNUS76 KSGX 080144  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RC-2 RX...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
644 PM PDT TUE APR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON APRIL 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY, MILD WEATHER THURSDAY WITH TYPICAL OVERNIGHT OFFSHORE  
DRAINAGE WINDS FOLLOWED BY SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON BREEZES. AN  
APPROACHING COLD FRONT FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SOUTHWEST  
WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND LIGHT PRECIPITATION  
HITTING THE BURN IN THE LATE EVENING TO OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY  
MORNING. MORE MODERATE, WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION SATURDAY WITH UP  
TO ABOUT 0.50-0.75" ACCUMULATION OVER THE DAY SATURDAY. PERIODIC,  
LIGHTER SHOWERS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY THROUGH  
SUNDAY. DRY WEATHER LIKELY RESUMING FOR MOST OF MONDAY THROUGH  
NEXT WEEK.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 16  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN  
INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 60 60 60 60 60 60 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 57 59 62 66 69 71 73 74 73 72 71  
RH..............69 68 65 61 55 51 46 43 41 42 44 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 10 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 6 9 11 15 16 18 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S SW SW SW SW W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 6 7 8 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 11 12 13 14  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2  
TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........53 53 53 53 53 43 43 43 43 43 43 46  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69 66 64 63 61 60 59 58 57 56 56 55  
RH..............51 55 58 62 65 68 70 73 75 78 80 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 9 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 15 13 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 7 7 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 12 11 9 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..18 17 15 13 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
RIDGE WIND SPD..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 15  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 46 46 46 46 51 51 51 51 51 51 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 56 57 59 62 65 67 69 70 69 68 66  
RH..............84 84 82 76 67 60 53 48 45 46 48 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 15 15 15 17  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 7 7 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 11 11 11 12  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 15 15 15 17  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
 
COOLER. WIDESPREAD MODERATE PRECIPITATION LIKELY (60-70% CHANCE)  
ALONG WITH SLIGHT CHANCE (15%) OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7-12 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH 30% CHANCE OF GENERALLY LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON, DECREASING TO 15% IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7-15  
MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT (15%) CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 7-11 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST  
4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHANDLER PRICE  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607709.12/SGX  
.DELDT 04/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
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