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Spot Forecast for Sunshine Summit...USFS
National Weather Service San Diego CA
636 AM PDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on April 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Clouds will build over the mountain ridges this afternoon before
dissipating around sunset. 10-15% chance for a shower in the
afternoon. Otherwise, north to north-west breezes most of the day
will turn westerly late in the afternoon after 1600 PDT. A brief
period of calm winds follows tonight before north winds resume
early Saturday morning, strengthening through the morning before
gradually decreasing late in the afternoon and evening. Very dry
conditions today and Saturday, with moderate to good recovery
tonight. Sun-Tues: dry weather with low daytime humidity and poor
to moderate overnight recovery. Generally weak offshore winds
overnight with northwest to west afternoon breezes each day.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy in the
afternoon.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........23-26 percent.
Eye level winds.....North-northwest winds 4-7 mph with gusts to
                    around 10 mph shifting to the west 3-5 mph
                    after 1600 PDT.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North-northwest winds 8-12 mph with gusts to
                    14-17 mph shifting to the west 5-7 mph
after 1600 PDT.
 Ridgetop...........North 10-15 mph.
CWR.................8 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 9000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10-15 mph.

TIME (PDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5   3   3   3   20  20  20  42  42  42  26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............36  39  46  52  58  60  61  62  61  60  60
RH..............55  43  38  34  30  23  24  28  29  38  47
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NW  W
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   8   8   7   9   10  9   8   6
20 FT wind gust.11  11  11  11  14  13  15  15  13  12  10
Eye lvl wnd dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   NW  W
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   4   4   4   5   6   5   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.8   8   8   8   8   8   9   10  9   9   7
Ridge wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW
Ridge wind spd..15  15  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
CWR.............0   0   0   0   10  10  10  10  10  10  0

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Eye level winds.....Variable 1-3 mph becoming north 4-6 mph
                    after 0300 PDT (Sat).
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......West winds around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light, then becoming north 7-10
                    mph after 0300 PDT (Sat).
 Ridgetop...........West around 10 mph shifting to the north after
                    0300 PDT (Sat).
CWR.................2 percent.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to 300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5-10 mph shifting to the north 8-13
mph.

TIME (PDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........26  26  6   6   6   1   1   1   0   0   0   4
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............57  52  48  45  44  42  42  41  40  39  39  39
RH..............46  51  59  67  70  65  54  53  45  38  32  30
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..5   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   5   7   9
20 FT wind gust.8   7   6   6   6   6   6   6   6   9   10  11
Eye lvl wnd dir.W   NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW  NW
Eye lvl wnd spd.3   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   2   4   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.6   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   5   7   7
Ridge wind dir..W   W   NW  NW  NW  N   NW  NW  N   N   N   N
Ridge wind spd..10  10  15  10  10  15  10  10  15  15  15  15
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........15-17 percent.
Eye level winds.....North winds 7-10 mph, gusts to 15 mph in
the late morning and afternoon.
Wind (20 ft)........
 Slope/valley.......North winds 10-15 mph, gusts up to 23 mph in
                    the late morning and early afternoon.
 Ridgetop...........North 15-20 mph decreasing to around 10 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
CWR.................2 percent.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 8000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 15-20 mph.

TIME (PDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4   4   2   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............40  41  45  53  58  62  65  66  67  66  66  66
RH..............31  28  25  22  18  16  16  15  15  15  15  15
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   7   9   10  10  9   8   8   7   7
20 FT wind gust.11  11  11  12  15  16  16  15  15  14  12  11
Eye lvl wnd dir.N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Eye lvl wnd spd.4   4   4   5   6   7   7   7   6   6   5   4
Eye lvl wnd gst.8   8   8   9   11  12  12  11  11  10  9   8
Ridge wind dir..N   NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N   N
Ridge wind spd..15  20  20  20  20  20  15  15  15  15  10  10
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Afternoon
northwest winds 6-8 mph. Humidity recovery around 35%, low
humidity around 15%.
.MONDAY...
Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Afternoon west
winds 6-10 mph. Humidity recovery around 38%, low humidity around
17%.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Afternoon west winds 6-9 mph. Humidity recovery around 43%, low
humidity around 23%.

$$
Forecaster...CHANDLER PRICE
Requested by...Brian Johnson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2508650.2/SGX
.DELDT 04/04/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL sm.fs.cnfecc@usda.gov.,Brian.l.johnson@usda.gov,alexander.lepere@usda.gov,jose.ortega@usda.gov,John.hodge@usda.gov,Dana.barre@usda.gov,James.morales@usda.gov