FNUS76 KMTR 012133
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SATHER PRESCRIBED BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
233 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE AROUND 1000 FEET NEAR TIME OF
IGNITION AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE BURN
AREA UNTIL 9 OR 10 AM.  THIS INVERSION LAYER WILL MIX OUT BY LATE
MORNING. BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE INCREASING WESTERLY SEABREEZE WINDS
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...HOWEVER THIS WILL HELP WITH SMOKE
DISPERSION.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 830 PDT 9/2/09
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN SUNNY BY 11 AM.
   TEMPERATURE.........55...HIGH 85
   HUMIDITY............85 PCT...MIN 40 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 2-5 MPH INCREASE 3-6 MPH BY AFTERNOON
                       WITH GUSTS 10 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 4-8 MPH INCREASING 6-12 MPH BY
                       AFTERNOON.
   MARINE LAYER........AROUND 1000 FEET...MIXING OUT BY 10 AM
                       SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR EARLY
                       THEN BETTER BY MIDDAY AS INVERSION LIFTS
                       AND SEABREEZE DEVELOPS.

FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...THEN PATCHY LOW CLOUDS
                       OVERNIGHT.
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW 55
   HUMIDITY............MAX 80 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                       DECREASING TO 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 7-15 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                       TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY MORNING CLOUDS THEN SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 85
   HUMIDITY............MIN 35 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 2-4 MPH INCREASING 3-7 MPH GUST 10 MPH
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 6-12 MPH
   MARINE LAYER........AROUND 1000 FEET...MIXING OUT BY LATE MORNING.

FORECASTER...R WALBRUN

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REQUESTED BY...KERRY BLACKWELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF
POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.