345  
FNUS76 KSGX 080601  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RC-1...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
1101 PM PDT THU MAY 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PDT ON MAY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
TYPICAL MAY WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN A 5-10 MPH SEA BREEZE WITH GUSTS AROUND 15  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON (UP TO 20 MPH NEAR RIDGETOPS), BECOMING CALM  
BY NIGHT. DAYTIME HUMIDITY DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 40-50% RANGE AND  
RECOVERING TO AROUND 75% OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 1 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 15 17 17 17 16 16 16 2 2 2 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 62 63 66 67 68 71 73 73 73 72 71  
RH..............68 62 60 56 54 52 47 46 49 51 53 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NE SE SW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 6 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 5 5 4 5 6 11 14 14 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW N NE NE N NW W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 8 10 10 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 2 TO  
5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 15 15 15 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 69 67 65 64 62 62 62 60 59 59 58  
RH..............59 59 58 61 63 65 67 68 70 72 74 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 6 6 6 5 4 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W NE NE NE E E NE NE N SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 4 4 4 4 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 INCREASING TO AROUND 15-20 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8  
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 14 13 13 13 17 17 17 13 13 13 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 63 65 68 69 70 73 75 75 76 75 74  
RH..............68 60 54 50 49 48 43 42 43 44 44 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 4 5 4 7 8 11 14 14 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SE SE S W W W SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 3 4 3 5 6 8 10 10 11 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...SEBASTIAN WESTERINK  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612271.8/SGX  
.DELDT 05/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
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