702  
FNUS76 KSGX 231803  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER BALDY RX BURN- UNIT 4...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
1103 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM, DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH LOW RH IN THE  
HIGH TEENS/LOW 20 PERCENTS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND  
MODERATE RECOVERIES IN THE LATE EVENING. WINDS WILL BE TYPICAL  
DIURNAL NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPE OVERNIGHT WITH UPSLOPE WSW TO  
SOUTHWEST WINDS.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 65 73 77 77 77 77 77 76  
RH..............25 24 19 17 19 20 21 21 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 8 8 10 11 12 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 10 11 12 14  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST 1-3 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........16 16 16 16 16 37 37 37 37 37 37 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 68 63 61 60 60 59 59 58 57 56 56  
RH..............25 28 30 32 32 32 31 30 29 29 29 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 11 11 11 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 3 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 8 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79 DEGREES.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST  
5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 12-16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING INTO  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12  
TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 52 52 52 52 40 40 40 40 40 40 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 58 61 64 69 73 76 78 79 79 78 76  
RH..............28 27 26 24 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N SE SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 15 15 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE N N N SE SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 10 10 10 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 11 11 11 16 16 16 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...CHANDLER PRICE  
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN HAYES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607338.0/SGX  
.DELDT 03/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JORDAN.HAYES@USDA.GOV  
 
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