304  
FNUS76 KSGX 161529  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MT LAGUNA COMMUNITY DEFENSE PILE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
829 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0828 PDT ON APRIL 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEGINNING AROUND 2PM WITH WIND GUSTS  
UP TO 26 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WEAKEN AFTER  
4AM FRIDAY BEFORE AN UPTICK IN OFFSHORE WINDS BEGINNING AROUND  
10AM FRIDAY. THESE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 15 MPH  
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW, HUMIDITY  
WILL BE IMPACTED WITH AROUND 60% FOR FRIDAY MORNING FALLING TO THE  
TEENS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT MORE WESTERLY BY  
SATURDAY, BUT WILL BE WEAKER, WITH LINGERING LOW RH THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. ONSHORE WINDS INTENSIFY  
BEGINNING MONDAY WITH RETURNING MOISTURE, AND MINIMUM RH WILL BE  
ABOVE 20% NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........84 84 84 71 71 71 63 63 63 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 51 53 57 58 59 58 58 57 54  
RH..............20 20 20 20 22 24 28 33 39 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 7 8 10 12 12 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 12 14 17 18 20 20  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 9  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 15  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W SW W W W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 10 10 10 10 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN  
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH IN  
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........62 62 46 46 46 13 13 13 9 9 9 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 47 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 42 40  
RH..............45 41 35 30 28 26 29 34 51 51 50 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 15 12 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW W W W W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.15 14 14 15 15 15 14 13 12 11 9 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING SHIFTING TO THE EAST, THEN INCREASING  
TO EAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 12  
MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 6 6 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 42 44 48 50 51 53 54 56 57 57 56  
RH..............46 44 38 30 25 20 17 17 18 18 22 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 10 11 12 11 9 7 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NE E E E E E E E NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 6 7 8 9 8 7 5 5 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SAMANTHA ZUBER  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE EVANS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610180.3/SGX  
.DELDT 04/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KYLE.EVANS@USDA.GOV  
 
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