749  
FNUS76 KSGX 191605  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER BALDY RX 26...USFS-ANF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
805 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON FEBRUARY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SNOW CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE  
SLOWLY DWINDLING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE  
AREA COULD SEE SNOW AMOUNTS TODAY OF 5 TO 10 INCHES TOTAL.  
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DRY OUT FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND  
WITH THE RETURN OF PRECIP CHANCES (20-30%)LATE TUESDAY/EARLY  
WEDNESDAY. WINDS OUT OF THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST TODAY AND FRIDAY  
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 20-25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH AT THE  
SURFACE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CALM  
OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. MINRH WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S  
FRIDAY, DIPPING INTO THE MID 30S BY SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK.MINRH IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY INTO THE 50+ RANGE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD SNOW  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 37 MPH  
INCREASING TO 41 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 23 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 37  
MPH INCREASING TO 41 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 40  
MPH.  
CWR.................78 PERCENT INCREASING TO 96 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
33 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 33  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........100 98 98 98 98 98 98 74 74  
WEATHER COV.....WID DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............29 29 32 33 34 35 34 33 31  
RH..............93 95 95 97 98 97 96 95 91  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 17 17 20 20 23 23 21 20  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 26 29 28 27 27 27 27 27  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.10 13 14 14 11 12 12 13 13  
EYE LVL WND GST.16 19 21 20 20 20 20 20 20  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 35 30 30 40 40 40 40 35  
CWR.............80 100 100 100 100 100 100 30 30  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING  
AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 30 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH.  
CWR.................33 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........74 68 68 68 28 28 28 31 31 31 51 51  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............31 30 29 28 27 26 25 25 25 24 25 25  
RH..............89 81 78 75 74 72 72 70 67 66 62 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 16 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.27 26 25 22 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.13 12 11 11 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.19 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 35 25 25 30 25 25 30 20 20 25 15  
CWR.............30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5  
TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 49 49 49 41 41 41 41 41 41 30 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............26 27 28 30 32 35 37 37 38 37 36 34  
RH..............56 56 59 60 60 62 64 70 73 73 74 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W NW W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 10 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...LAUREN VILLAFANE  
REQUESTED BY...FRANCISCO PLASENCIA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602523.3/SGX  
.DELDT 02/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FRANCISCO.PLASENCIA@USDA.GOV  
 
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