590  
FNUS76 KSGX 032312  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RC-02/ UNIT 19...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
312 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2000 PST ON MARCH 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ONSHORE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. WINDS  
BEGIN TO TURN MORE NORTHERLY AND BECOME OFFSHORE SOMETIME LATE  
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA  
MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL KICK OFF A DRYING AND WARMING TREND, BUT  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
WINDS TURN MORE NORTHEASTERLY AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER BY SATURDAY,  
WHICH MAY CREATE A PERIOD OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
OVER THE WEEKEND. WIND DIMINISH SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO  
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........33 33 39 39 39 39 39 39 23 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 55 56 53 53 53 51 49 51 52  
RH..............59 64 73 79 79 79 86 89 80 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 10 9 9 8 7 7 9 8  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 25 25  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST AT  
6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST AT  
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 24 TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 23 23 23 17 17 17 17 17 17 13 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............47 52 49 51 58 60 57 64 56 55 64 58  
RH..............86 67 70 60 41 34 35 25 32 33 25 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 2 3 7 6 5 5 8 10 13 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 11 11 9 10 15 17 22 25  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 3 4 6 6 5 5 8 9 11 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..25 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 15 15 20 M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
19 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 9  
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........13 13 13 13 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 58 52 51 53 47 47 51 48 47 48 46  
RH..............33 30 37 40 36 43 43 37 39 40 38 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 3 1 1 3 6 10 10 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 8 4 5 8 12 18 19 16 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW NE N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.6 5 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 8 4 2 3 4 6 9 10 8 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 10 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........  
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........8 8 5 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 50 63 63  
RH..............40 40 24 23  
20 FT WIND......NW 9G15 NW 10G16 N 9G15 N 14G20  
EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5G8 NW 5G8 N 5G8 N 7G10  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SATURDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
 
 
FORECASTER...KYLE WHEELER  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604565.1/SGX  
.DELDT 03/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
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