049  
FNUS76 KSGX 062226  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JAPATUL AMIN PILE BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
226 PM PST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1428 PST ON MARCH 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PST  
SUNDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NW WINDS REMAIN LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, SWITCHING TO  
OFFSHORE (E/NE) AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH  
SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 30-40 MPH AT TIMES. THESE ELEVATED WINDS  
BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT AFTER LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
PERIODS OF WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW AND PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS  
GUSTING 30-45 MPH. ONE LAST PULSE OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY  
AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING SUNDAY EVENING AND TURNING ONSHORE  
DURING THE DAYTIME NEXT WEEK. DAYTIME MIN RH'S THIS WEEKEND WILL  
BE LOW, AROUND 10-15%.  
 
MONDAY, THERE IS A CHANCE (30%) FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND DAYTIME  
MIN RH'S ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25-30%, CONTINUING TO  
INCREASE TO 40-45% TUESDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH, GUSTING 10 TO 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 27 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69 68 66 63  
RH..............15 15 17 19  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 12 12  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 3 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 6 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 10 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
UP TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 11 TO  
12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST  
6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO  
20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-40 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 25  
TO 35 MPH.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT, THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 4 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 55 54 53 53 52 52 51 51 50 50 50  
RH..............26 29 27 24 22 23 21 21 21 21 21 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 3 3 3 6 7 7 8 10 16 17 15  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 6 8 10 12 13 14 16 25 27 25  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 3 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 11 12 11  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 6 5 6 7 9 9 10 12 18 19 18  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 30 30 25 30  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 36 MPH  
DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35  
MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 25 TO 32 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 35  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... BDT BDT BDT BDT BDT BDT  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 51 56 60 63 66 67 67 68 67 67 64  
RH..............23 23 20 18 17 15 14 15 14 13 13 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 13 15 13 14 15 15 14 14 13 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 20 22 20 21 25 22 21 21 20 18  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.11 11 9 11 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 7  
EYE LVL WND GST.18 17 15 16 15 15 18 16 15 15 15 13  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..30 25 25 25 35 35 35 30 30 30 30 30  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
CLEAR. PATCHY BLOWING DUST. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. PERIODS OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS 20-30 MPH, GUSTING  
TO 45 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT ONSHORE WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SEBASTIAN WESTERINK  
REQUESTED BY...MACHO ROSA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604550.4/SGX  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MACHO.ROSA@USDA.GOV,SM.FS.CNFECC@USDA.GOV.  
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