FNUS76 KMTR 312318
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACHECO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
418 PM PDT MON AUG 31 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...GUSTY WEST WINDS LIKELY EACH AFTERNOON THE REST OF THIS WEEK...

DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER FAR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA KEEPING TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER THAN THEY WERE DURING THE INITIAL
ATTACK OF THE FIRE WITH GOOD NIGHT TIME RECOVERY. BIGGEST CONCERN
WILL BE STRONG AFTERNOON WEST WINDS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENS AND MARINE AIR SPILLS INTO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY OVER PACHECO PASS. NO RAIN OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS. BY ABOUT NEXT MONDAY OR TUESDAY AN
OFFSHORE WIND EVENT WILL BE POSSIBLE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE GREAT BASIN.

FOR MONDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN LOW CLOUDS REACHING
                       THE BURN AREA BY MORNING.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55
   HUMIDITY............MAX 90 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 3-6 MPH EVENING GUST 10 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 6-12 MPH EVENING GUST 18 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET
   LAL.................1

FOR TUESDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 88
   HUMIDITY............MIN 25 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT IN THE MORNING THEN WEST
                       4-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUST 12 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 7-15 MPH GUST 22 MPH AFTERNOON.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET
   LAL.................1


FOR WEDNESDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH NEAR 90
   HUMIDITY............MIN 20 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT THEN AFTERNOON WEST WIND
                       4-8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS 15 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST 7-15 MPH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                       25 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET
   LAL.................1

FOR THURSDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 85
   HUMIDITY............MIN 17 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT THEN WEST 3-7 MPH AFTERNOON GUST 12 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST 7-15 MPH
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET
   LAL.................1

FOR FRIDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 87
   HUMIDITY............MIN 20 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 3-6 MPH INCREASING 5-10 MPH BY
                       AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 15 MPH
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-NORTHWEST 8-16 MPH GUSTS 25 MPH
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........1000 FEET
   LAL.................1


FORECASTER...R WALBRUN

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REQUESTED BY...MIKE MARCUCCI
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE