635  
FNUS76 KSGX 170036  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE MORENA COMMUNITY DEFENSE PILE BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
436 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 PST ON FEBRUARY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST  
WEDNESDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAIN SHOWERS ONGOING ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT HOURS, THOUGH MAY BECOME MORE ON AND OFF. LATER THIS  
EVENING. ON AND OFF SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL LATE  
TUESDAY MORNING WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY BECOMING MORE SPOTTY. GUSTY  
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25-35+ MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH  
THIS EVENING, AND THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 30 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 45 MPH.  
CWR.................84 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 33 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........100 100  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........ISO ISO  
TEMP............46 44  
RH..............100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..20 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 28  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.14 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.22 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..45 45  
CWR.............80 80  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). ON AND OFF RAIN  
SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT  
HOURS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH  
DECREASING TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38  
MPH DECREASING TO 26 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 25  
MPH.  
CWR.................84 PERCENT DECREASING TO 74 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO  
TEMP............43 41 41 40 40 39 39 39 38 38 38 39  
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 15 14 15 13 13 13 13 14 14 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.27 25 23 22 22 20 21 20 20 22 21 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.12 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 15 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W SW W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..40 45 35 35 35 30 30 35 30 30 35 25  
CWR.............80 80 80 80 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 93 93 93 92 92 92 89 89  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 38 39 43 44 48 49 48 49 49 47 46  
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 95 89 90 87 85 91 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 9 9 10 12 14 14 14 15 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 15 16 17 18 22 22 22 22 22 21  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 6 7 7 7 9 10 11 11 11 10 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.13 11 11 12 12 13 16 16 16 16 16 15  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW W W SW W W W W W W SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 30  
CWR.............70 70 70 70 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVID MUNYAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA CRADDOCK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602396.5/SGX  
.DELDT 02/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSHUA.CRADDOCK@USDA.GOV,GARRETT.CRAIGHEAD@USDA.GOV,SM.FS.CNFECC@USDA.GOV  
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