716  
FNUS76 KSGX 041521  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY FLAT...CALFIRE - SDU  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
721 AM PST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 PST ON MARCH 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ONSHORE WINDS EARLY THURSDAY START TO BECOME WEAKLY OFFSHORE LATE  
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE RH VALUES TO FALL TO 20-30%  
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FRIDAY  
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH 20 FT GUSTS POTENTIALLY EXCEEDING 30  
MPH.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 7 7 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 46 49 52 54 55 55 55 54 53 51  
RH..............53 47 41 37 34 34 34 33 30 30 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 4 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (PST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 46 45 45 45 45 45 44 44 43 43 43  
RH..............34 35 32 29 27 25 24 24 24 24 25 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 13 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
EYE LVL WND SPD.2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS UP TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8  
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 23 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 44 45 47 49 51 52 52 52 52 51 49  
RH..............25 25 24 23 22 21 21 22 23 25 26 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE N NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 6 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 11 13 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.E E NE N NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 7  
RIDGE WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE NE N NW W M  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 M  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 
 
FORECASTER...KYLE WHEELER  
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL CUNNINGHAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604744.0/SGX  
.DELDT 03/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANIEL.CUNNINGHAM@FIRE.CA.GOV  
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