994  
FNUS76 KSGX 161255  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER BALDY RX 26...USFS-ANF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
455 AM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE AND TURN SOUTHWEST TODAY, THEN WESTERLY  
AND WEAKENING TONIGHT. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE AND RAIN WILL  
PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THERE IS A  
SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
SHOWERS WILL FOLLOW LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY ALONG WITH HIGH  
HUMIDITY. BRISK WINDS FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST WILL PICK UP  
AGAIN TUESDAY. ANOTHER INCREASE IN RAIN AND SNOW INTENSITY AND  
SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS DECREASE WEDNESDAY  
EVENING.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 23 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 36 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 40  
MPH.  
CWR.................34 PERCENT INCREASING TO 87 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 31  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........94 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............32 33 35 35 35 35 34 33 32  
RH..............97 92 90 92 94 97 99 100 98  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 16 17 20 21 23 24  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 23 25 27 29 31 34 36  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 10 11 11 13 14 15 16 16  
EYE LVL WND GST.14 16 17 18 19 21 23 24 26  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 25 30 35 35 40 40 40 40  
CWR.............30 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 90  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP  
TO 32 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 23 TO 31 MPH. GUSTS UP  
TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................87 PERCENT INCREASING TO 100 PERCENT IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN DECREASING TO  
74 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 39 MPH INCREASING TO 37 TO 44  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
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 DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............32 31 31 32 32 33 33 34 33 33 32 32  
RH..............93 89 87 85 85 85 85 85 86 87 87 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..24 25 24 23 23 25 29 30 31 30 29 25  
20 FT WIND GUST.36 37 36 34 34 38 42 45 45 44 43 38  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.17 18 17 16 16 18 20 22 22 21 21 19  
EYE LVL WND GST.26 27 26 25 25 27 30 32 32 32 31 27  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..40 40 40 40 40 40 45 45 45 45 40 35  
CWR.............90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 70  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24  
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 34  
MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................74 PERCENT DECREASING TO 16 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 23 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 52 52 52 52 52 52 62 62  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............31 31 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 35 34 33  
RH..............81 78 77 76 76 75 75 75 77 80 81 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..23 21 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.34 31 28 27 26 25 23 23 22 21 20 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.16 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 9 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.24 22 20 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 25 25 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 M  
CWR.............70 70 70 70 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...MIGUEL MILLER  
REQUESTED BY...FRANCISCO PLASENCIA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602523.1/SGX  
.DELDT 02/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FRANCISCO.PLASENCIA@USDA.GOV  
 
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