981
FNUS76 KSGX 162221
FWSSGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SORRENTO FIRE...SND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
321 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
REST OF TODAY
THE AFTERNOON SEA BREEZE IS BRINGING WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO
THE AREA, WITH OBSERVED 20FT GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AROUND 1700-1900 THIS EVENING, GIVING WAY TO
LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON
WITH THE DIURNAL SEA BREEZE. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY HAS BOTTOMED OUT
AROUND 60-65 PERCENT TODAY, WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERY ABOVE 90%
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THE MARINE LAYER PUSHES IN. MARINE LAYER
CLOUDS TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE BASED AROUND 1500-2000FT MSL
BETWEEN 2200-0900.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5-8 MPH, GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH, GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........12 12 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............77 76 75
RH..............64 66 70
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 8
EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 15
CWR.............0 0 0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........16 16 31 31 31 59 59 59 73 73 73 90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............74 72 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 67
RH..............73 76 80 84 87 90 92 92 92 92 92 93
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 5-8 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
6 TO 12 MPH, GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 90 68 68 68 38 38 38 28 28 28 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68 68 69 72 74 76 77 77 77 77 77 76
RH..............92 93 92 86 82 78 74 71 69 67 68 70
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 3 3 5 6 6 7 10 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 9 11 11 14 15 17 17 17
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NW NW W W W W W W W W
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 1 2 3 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 8
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 14
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FORECASTER...DAVID MUNYAN
REQUESTED BY...J HARRIS (CAPTAIN)
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619810.0/SGX
.DELDT 08/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JJHARRIS@SANDIEGO.GOV
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