275  
FNUS76 KSGX 251308  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PUERTA LA CRUZ PILE BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
508 AM PST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 PST ON DECEMBER 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAINFALL CHANCES RETURN ON FRIDAY, HEAVIEST LATE FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM FRIDAY MORNING  
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE AROUND 0.50". WINDS WILL  
FOLLOW A MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL PATTERN FRIDAY, WITH BREEZY  
AFTERNOON SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE  
MORNING. RAINFALL SHOULD COME TO AN END BY SATURDAY MORNING.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG THROUGH  
THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 6 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 17  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.  
CWR.................46 PERCENT INCREASING TO 77 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 87 87 87 100 100 100 93 93 93 91 91  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............43 43 44 47 49 51 51 51 51 50 49 48  
RH..............100 100 100 97 89 85 83 82 82 83 85 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 16 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 12 12 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 20 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15  
CWR.............50 50 50 50 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80  
 
 
FORECASTER...SAMANTHA ZUBER  
REQUESTED BY...DEREK RILEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528020.2/SGX  
.DELDT 12/25/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DEREK.RILEY@USDA.GOV  
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