503  
FNUS76 KSGX 250108  
FWSSGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CUYAMACA PRESCRIBED FIRE...CAL FIRE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA  
608 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1803 PDT ON APRIL 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TONIGHT, WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. CLOUD COVER INCREASES OVERNIGHT AND  
HUMIDITY IS SET TO REACH NEAR 90% OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING, WINDS  
REMAIN ELEVATED AND THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE (15-20%) OF A  
SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWER IN THE MORNING. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, W/SW WINDS  
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH  
(EVEN HIGHER NEAR THE RIDGETOPS). MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE  
EXPECTED TO COME SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING, BRINGING  
RAIN TOTALS AROUND 0.5" TOTAL BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
15 MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
RIDGETOP...........WEST-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 56 59 59 59 70 70 70 67 67 67 78  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 47 46 47 46 46 46 46 46 45 45 45  
RH..............75 81 79 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 73 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15  
EYE LVL WND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W W W W SW W W W W W SW W  
RIDGE WIND SPD..20 20 25 15 15 20 15 15 25 15 15 25  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 25 MPH, INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 30  
TO 35 MPH.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 64 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 28  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 78 72 72 72 57 57 57 41 41 41 76  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 43 42 41 41 42 43 44 45 47 44 43  
RH..............78 81 86 89 87 84 84 82 83 77 89 91  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 13 12 13 14 16 18 18 18  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 20 20 18 20 21 28 28 28 28  
EYE LVL WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
EYE LVL WND SPD.8 8 8 9 9 8 9 9 10 10 14 14  
EYE LVL WND GST.12 12 13 14 14 13 14 15 16 16 22 22  
RIDGE WIND DIR..W SW W W W W W W W W W SW  
RIDGE WIND SPD..15 15 25 20 20 25 30 30 30 35 35 35  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 30 60  
 

 
FORECASTER...SEBASTIAN WESTERINK  
REQUESTED BY...JOHN CLARK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610792.3/SGX  
.DELDT 04/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.CLARK@FIRE.CA.GOV  
 
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