135  
FNUS76 KSGX 062309  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RC-2 RX...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
409 PM PDT MON APR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2100 PDT ON APRIL 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW THIS WEEK AHEAD OF AN INCOMING LOW  
PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE  
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH ELEVATED SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE  
STRENGTH OF WINDS AND EXACT TIMING AND AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE  
STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. RAINFALL MAY START AS EARLY AS  
FRIDAY, BUT THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN WILL BE ON  
SATURDAY (80%). THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTS UP  
TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTS  
UP TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 3 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 56 49 49 49 49 49 49 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 59 59 58 57 56 55 55 55  
RH..............63 67 70 74 77 80 81 81 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 5 5 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 9 6 6 5 5 5 4  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 11 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO  
16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 51 51 51 51 22 22 22 22 22 22 25  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
TEMP............55 55 57 59 61 64 67 69 71 71 70 68  
RH..............82 82 80 74 68 61 54 48 44 44 46 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 6 6 6 11 11 11 15 15 15 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS UP TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN  
THE EVENING.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
RIDGETOP...........  
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 55 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7  
TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 25 25 25 25 59 59 59 59 59 59 70  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............66 63 61 60 58 58 57 56 56 56 55 55  
RH..............53 58 62 65 67 69 72 74 76 78 79 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 13 13 13 8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.10 9 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..M M M M M M M M M M M M  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40 40 60  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 9 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
POSSIBLE IF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS.  
RIDGETOP...........  
CWR.................64 PERCENT DECREASING TO 17 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........70 70 76 76  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
TEMP............55 56 60 61  
RH..............81 77 65 62  
20 FT WIND......S 3G7 S 5G9 S 8G13 SW 10G16  
EYE LEVEL WIND..S 2G4 S 3G5 S 5G7 SW 6G9  
RIDGETOP WIND...M M M M  
CWR.............60 60 60 60  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
   
THURSDAY  
 
 
FORECASTER...KYLE WHEELER  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607709.10/SGX  
.DELDT 04/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
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