318  
FNUS76 KSGX 230222  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE COVE BROADCAST BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
622 PM PST THU JAN 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 PST ON JANUARY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WEAK WINDS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY, GENERALLY AT OR BELOW 7 MPH,  
BEFORE MORE STEADY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND  
GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE ABOVE 60% THROUGH SATURDAY  
WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. DRIER CONDITIONS ARRIVE SUNDAY  
AND PREVAIL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE 20S EACH  
DAY AND OVERNIGHT RECOVERY IN THE 30S AND 40S. WINDS MAY ALSO  
INCREASE ON SUNDAY, ALTHOUGH THE AREA SHOULD BE A BIT MORE  
SHELTERED FROM THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS. PERIODS OF GUSTY EAST  
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS SUNDAY MORNING, PREVAILING INTO  
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH EXPECTED, WITH BRIEF  
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE  
LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT AT OR BELOW 0.25".  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH.  
CWR.................11 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........46 46 46 46 45 45  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 41 39 39 39 38  
RH..............85 83 86 85 86 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 4 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE E SE SE S  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 3 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..S SW S SW SW SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 0 5 5 5  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 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 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........45 45 45 45 72 72 72 72 72 72 54 54  
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............39 39 41 43 45 46 45 46 45 45 44 42  
RH..............87 88 87 85 84 87 96 94 98 98 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..SW S W W SW SW SW SW W W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN  
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
CWR.................17 PERCENT DECREASING TO 2 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 96 96 96 96 96 96 59 59  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............41 41 41 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 39  
RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 98 96 95 94 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW W W W SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 5 5 3 1 3 3 3 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 8 8 6 4 7 7 7 6 6 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW W W W SW W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.3 3 6 6 5 3 5 5 5 5 4 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 59 59 59 42 42 42 42 42 42 30 30  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 39 40 42 44 44 44 43 43 42 42 41  
RH..............92 91 87 82 80 81 83 90 93 92 88 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 3 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 11 8 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 6 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W W W W W W M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...SAMANTHA ZUBER  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE LOUTZENHISER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 01/22/26  
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