532  
FNUS76 KSGX 221251  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIERRA PEAK RX...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
451 AM PST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 PST ON JANUARY 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
INCREASING HUMIDITY TODAY WITH WEAK SOUTHWEST WINDS. INCREASING  
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TODAY WITH A 15-25% CHANCE THROUGH FRIDAY.  
GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AND QUITE HUMID FRIDAY DECREASING  
SATURDAY. INCREASE IN ONSHORE BREEZES LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
OFFSHORE FLOW SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BRING MUCH LOWER HUMIDITY SUNDAY  
WITH WEAK NORTHEAST BREEZES. THIS DRIER, WEAK OFFSHORE PATTERN  
CONTINUES MONDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................11 PERCENT INCREASING TO 23 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO  
13 PERCENT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
3 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 86 86 86 87 87 87 86 86 86 60 60  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 56 56 56 56 56 58 59 59 57 55 54  
RH..............38 39 41 43 48 56 67 66 70 72 76 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..E S S E NE N SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 8 11 11 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E S S E NE N SW SW SW SW SW S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SE S SE E S SE SE S S S S SE  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH.  
CWR.................13 PERCENT DECREASING TO 2 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........60 46 46 46 35 35 35 45 45 45 46 46  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 55 55 54 55 55 55 55 54 54 54 53  
RH..............67 63 62 65 64 61 63 61 62 62 62 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E S SE SE S SE SE S S S S S  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO  
9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 31 31 31 39 39 39 47 47 47 39 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 53 55 56 56 57 58 58 57 56 54 54  
RH..............63 64 63 63 63 65 67 71 75 79 81 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 8 10 11 11 12 13 13 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW SW W SW S S SW SW SW W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 0 5 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
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH AT EYE LEVEL.   
SUNDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS  
AROUND 8 MPH AT EYE LEVEL.    
MONDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH AT EYE LEVEL.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MIGUEL MILLER  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600557.1/SGX  
.DELDT 01/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
 
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