487  
FNUS76 KSGX 131618  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RC-02/ UNIT 19...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
918 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MARCH 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
UNSEASONABLY HOT AGAIN TODAY, BUT NOT AS HOT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  
LIGHT OFFSHORE BREEZES TODAY TURN ONSHORE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.  
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERY. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW RETURNS LATE SUNDAY  
THROUGH MONDAY, LOWERING HUMIDITY AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT  
NIGHT. NEARLY NEUTRAL FLOW FOR LIGHT WINDS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY,  
BUT RECORD-BREAKING HEAT WITH LOW HUMIDITY.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 21 21 21 41 41 41 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 74 77 80 83 84 84 83 81  
RH..............27 22 20 18 16 16 16 17 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE N W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 6 7 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 6 6 8 10 12 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.N N NE NE E W W W SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 4 5 6 7 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N NW NW W W NW W W W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 2 TO 6  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........42 42 31 31 31 38 38 38 42 42 42 42  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............78 74 72 70 68 67 65 65 64 62 61 61  
RH..............19 25 26 27 29 30 31 32 32 35 37 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 5 3 3 5 5 5 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W SW W NW E W S S W SW SW W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10  
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 42 40 40 40 47 47 47 28 28 28 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............61 60 61 65 67 70 72 75 76 76 75 73  
RH..............37 41 41 36 32 29 26 25 24 24 26 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SE SE S SW W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 6 6 6 7 9 11 12 13 13  
EYE LVL WND DIR.S S S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5  
EYE LVL WND GST.5 4 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 9 9 9  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W SW SW W W W W W NW NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 5 10 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
SUNDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH AT EYE LEVEL.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.  
NORTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH AT EYE LEVEL.    
TUESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS AT  
EYE LEVEL.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. LIGHT  
WINDS AT EYE LEVEL.    
THURSDAY  
 
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT WINDS AT  
EYE LEVEL.  
 
 
FORECASTER...MIGUEL MILLER  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604565.9/SGX  
.DELDT 03/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
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