FNUS76 KMTR 221759
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
1059 AM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY AS WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW HOLDS ON.  HOWEVER...A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN IS
EXPECTED TODAY AS MORE ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP IN THE LOWER
LEVELS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  THAT MEANS MORE SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY
WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
RIDGE TOPS. IN ADDITION...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER
HUMIDITY RECOVERY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT.  GRANT IT...OVERNIGHT
CONDITIONS WILL KEEP A THERMAL BELT WITH MILD CONDITIONS AND POOR TO
LOW END MODERATE RECOVERIES.

FOR TODAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........CONTINUED HOT AND DRY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 88-94
   HUMIDITY............MIN 13-17 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......UPLSOPE/SOUTHWEST-WEST 2-6 MPH WITH A FEW
                       GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST-WEST 5-10 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                       TO 15 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........NONE


FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW 68-73
   HUMIDITY............MAX 30-40 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH GUSTS 7 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST-WEST 4-8 MPH GUSTS TO 13
                       MPH...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST BY MORNING AND
                       OCCASIONALLY NORTHEAST.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........NONE



FORECASTER...MEHLE

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REQUESTED BY...KEITH HILL, FC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE