833  
FNUS76 KSGX 230037  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CUYAMACA PRESCRIBED FIRE...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
537 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 PDT ON APRIL 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH  
AFTERNOON SEABREEZE WINDS GUSTING TO 15-20 MPH. GOOD RECOVERIES  
AROUND 60-70% EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST RH VALUES OCCURRING IN THE  
EVENINGS. ONSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND  
AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. PERSISTENT ELEVATED TO STRONG WINDS  
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SATURDAY INTO EARLY  
SUNDAY. EXACT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME, BUT  
THERE IS A 50-60% CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN (0.10").  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 9 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND  
15 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........37 37 27 27 27 29 29 29 33 33 33 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 45 44 44 43 43 44 43 43 43 43 42  
RH..............67 73 71 66 64 60 58 58 60 61 63 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 9  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 25 20 15 25 15 15 25 20 15 20  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING AROUND 20 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 42 58 58 58 66 66 66 34 34 34 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 45 46 48 50 52 54 55 55 57 55 54  
RH..............63 60 55 50 45 44 45 45 46 48 56 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 9 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 6 7 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 20 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 20  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........19 19 19 19 19 15 15 15 15 15 15 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............53 51 49 48 48 48 47 47 47 46 46 46  
RH..............67 70 69 66 63 60 59 58 57 55 53 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 10 9 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AT 13 MPH.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 29 29 29 29 33 33 33 33 33 33 45  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 48 49 51 52 54 55 56 57 56 55 53  
RH..............49 46 44 42 40 39 40 42 46 49 54 58  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 18 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...KYLE WHEELER  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610792.1/SGX  
.DELDT 04/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.CLARK@FIRE.CA.GOV  
 
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