370  
FNUS76 KSGX 191706  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTA LA CRUZ...USFS-CNF-PRD  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
906 AM PST WED NOV 19 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON NOVEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY.  
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH STEADY RAIN  
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE (10%) OF A  
THUNDERSTORM. SCATTERED, INTERMITTENT SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO THE WEEKEND. RAINFALL TOTALS  
WILL RANGE FROM 0.50-1.25". WEST WINDS THURSDAY WILL EITHER  
REMAIN WEST OR TURN EAST ON FRIDAY DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK  
OF THE STORM. 20 FOOT WINDS MAY GUST TO 20 MPH ON FRIDAY,  
ESPECIALLY IF THE WINDS ARE OUT OF THE EAST.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 81 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........56 56 56 70 70 70 68 68 68 85 85  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 41 45 49 50 51 51 50 49 48 47  
RH..............100 100 88 74 69 68 70 73 76 81 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW W W W W W W W SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 80 80  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................89 PERCENT DECREASING TO 68 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 15  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........85 85 85 85 87 87 87 87 87 87 84 84  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 45 44 43 43 43 42 42 42 42 41 41  
RH..............85 86 88 91 93 95 97 98 99 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20  
CWR.............80 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 70  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
CWR.................68 PERCENT DECREASING TO 51 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........84 84 84 84 80 80 80 80 80 80 61 61  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............41 41 43 45 47 48 49 49 50 49 49 47  
RH..............100 100 97 90 84 80 77 75 74 75 76 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 10 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 15 17 20 20 18 16 15 12 11 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 5 5 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 8 8 9 11 11 9 8 7 6 6 6  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 M  
CWR.............70 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 60 60 50 50  
 
 
FORECASTER...KYLE WHEELER  
REQUESTED BY...NOE SOLANO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526393.0/SGX  
.DELDT 11/19/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NOE.SOLANO@USDA.GOV  
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