942  
FNUS76 KSGX 210030  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR THORN INCIDENT...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
530 PM PDT MON JUL 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1756 PDT ON JULY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM PDT  
MONDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WESTERLY WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THIS EVENING, WEAKENING  
BELOW 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR,  
AROUND 40% FOR TUESDAY MORNING WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE FOR  
THE AFTERNOON. WARMER WEATHER RETURNS STARTING TOMORROW, WITH MORE  
SUBSTANTIAL WARMING WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND. WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 20  
MPH AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE  
EVENING. WINDS WEAKEN LATER IN THE WEEK, AND A HEAT ADVISORY WILL  
BE IN EFFECT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 13  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SAMANTHA ZUBER  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617441.5/SGX  
.DELDT 07/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.CLARK@FIRE.CA.GOV  
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