FNUS76 KMTR 130240 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR PONDEROSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 740 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN RH VALUES... DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING NORTH OF OUR AREA WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASING IN RH VALUES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ONSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH WILL BRING OFFSHORE FLOW...HOT TEMPERATURES AND POOR RH RECOVERIES TO THE BURN SIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND. FOR THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 92-95. HUMIDITY............MIN 20-25% IN THE SHADED AREAS BUT 15% IN SUNNY AREAS OF THE SLOPE. EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0% FOR THURSDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR TEMPERATURE.........LOW 55-60 HUMIDITY............MAX 55%...35% ALONG THE RIDGES. EYE LEVEL WIND......SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 2-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. CWR.................0% OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 85-90 HUMIDITY............MIN 20-25% IN THE SHADED AREAS BUT 15% IN SUNNY AREAS OF THE SLOPE EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0% FORECASTER...CW $$ REQUESTED BY...JIM HARRIS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE