942  
FNUS76 KSGX 160050  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE MORENA COMMUNITY DEFENSE PILE BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
450 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 PST ON FEBRUARY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 1 AM PST  
TUESDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
INCREASING MOISTURE, CLOUDS, AND WIND GUSTS FOR THE FORECAST AREA  
AHEAD OF A FAIRLY IMPACTFUL STORM SYSTEM SET TO IMPACT THE  
REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AFTER RECOVERY NEAR 100% WITH  
CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY FOG IN THE VICINITY MONDAY MORNING, A WINDOW  
OF LOWER HUMIDITY DOWN NEAR 65 PERCENT IS EXPECTED INTO THE LATE  
MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON, BUT WINDS WILL BE INCREASING BY THE  
AFTERNOON. 20-FOOT WINDS MONDAY MORNING WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTH-  
SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH, GUSTING NEAR 25 MPH. WIND SPEEDS  
INCREASING SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, GUSTING 30-40 MPH. RAIN  
SHOWERS INCREASING IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS WELL, WITH  
A ROUND OF HEAVIER RAIN LIKELY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING. RAIN  
SHOWERS BECOME MORE ON AND OFF FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH WINDS  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY, WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH REMAINING  
POSSIBLE. SIMILARLY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY  
ON TUESDAY, WITH THE CHANCE FOR ON AND OFF SHOWERS PERSISTING  
THROUGH THE DAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 56  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 54  
RH..............55 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 10  
CWR.............0 0  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 10  
TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT  
INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM  
DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 64 64 64 58 58 58 73 73 73 78 78  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 45 42 40 40 39 39 37 38 38 38 37  
RH..............82 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW W NW NW NW N N E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W SW SW W NW NW NW N N E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 15 5 5 15 10 10 15 10 10 20 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
   
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
11 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16  
TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 31 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO  
AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING  
TO 35 TO 40 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 98 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13 TO 18  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 23  
TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 33 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 63 63 63 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 37 41 50 54 53 53 51 52 51 50 48  
RH..............100 100 97 75 65 68 74 86 89 90 96 98  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E SE S SW SW S S S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 10 8 14 16 17 18 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 10 18 15 21 25 27 30 31  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE E E SE S SW SW S S S S SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 4 7 6 10 11 13 13 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 7 13 11 15 18 19 22 22  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 20 10 10 25 30 35 40 45 45 45 45  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 60 60 60 60 60 60 100 100  
 

 
FORECASTER...DAVID MUNYAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA CRADDOCK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602396.4/SGX  
.DELDT 02/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SM.FS.CNFECC@USDA.GOV,GARRETT.CRAIGHEAD@USDA.GOV,JOSHUA.CRADDOCK@USDA.GOV  
 
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