471  
FNUS76 KSGX 240034  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CUYAMACA PRESCRIBED FIRE...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
534 PM PDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1803 PDT ON APRIL 23.  
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. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
AROUND 60-70% THIS EVENING WILL FALL TO NEAR 30% BY FRIDAY  
MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS FRIDAY EVENING INTO THE WEEKEND  
AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES. THIS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO  
STAY HIGH WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES NEAR 100% THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. PERSISTENT ELEVATED TO STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG WITH  
LIGHT RAIN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. 20 FOOT WINDS GUSTING 20-30  
MPH AT TIMES. EXACT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME,  
BUT THERE IS AN 80% CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN (0.10").  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........7 7 15 15 15 12 12 12 14 14 14 52  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 50 50 49 48 48 48 47 48 48 48 48  
RH..............62 69 66 58 56 55 55 52 46 44 35 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W NW NW W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST UP TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 20 TO  
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........52 52 27 27 27 39 39 39 19 19 19 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 50 51 51 52 54 54 55 56 54 53 51  
RH..............32 40 42 42 41 42 44 47 48 54 58 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 9 11 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W SW W SW SW W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 25  
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 2610792.2/SGX  
.DELDT 04/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.CLARK@FIRE.CA.GOV  
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