966  
FNUS76 KSGX 141803  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RC-02/ UNIT 19...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
1103 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MARCH 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SUNDAY. LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING, SHIFTING TO BE OUT OF THE  
NORTHWEST SUNDAY. 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.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE UP  
TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........22 25 25 25 41  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............75 76 76 75 73  
RH..............28 28 30 31 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 7 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 12 13 14  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.4 4 4 5 6  
EYE LVL WND GST.8 8 9 9 10  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W NW W W NW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..5 10 5 5 10  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 1 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH OVERNIGHT  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........41 41 39 39 39 42 42 42 35 35 35 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 66 64 63 61 60 59 58 57 56 56 56  
RH..............38 42 46 49 53 57 58 59 58 60 59 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 8 6 5 5 5 4 1 4 5  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W NW N NE N  
EYE LVL WND SPD.5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
EYE LVL WND GST.9 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 3 4  
RIDGE WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..10 10 15 10 5 10 5 5 10 10 10 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 34 32 32 32 22 22 22 23 23 23 22  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............56 57 60 64 68 72 75 79 81 82 82 81  
RH..............59 56 51 43 34 27 22 18 16 15 16 17  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 6 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 10 11  
EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4  
EYE LVL WND GST.4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8  
RIDGE WIND DIR..N N N NE N N N N N N N N  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 15 15 15 15  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
 

 
FORECASTER...LAUREN VILLAFANE  
REQUESTED BY...CYRUS GALVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604565.10/SGX  
.DELDT 03/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CYRUS.GALVAN@USDA.GOV  
 
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