FNUS76 KMTR 230302
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
802 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...CONTINUED HOT AND DRY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES EXPECTED OVER THE PINE FIRE. MAIN
WEATHER CONCERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. ONE
CHANGE OF NOTE WILL BE RIDGE TOP WINDS FROM MORE OF AN ONSHORE OR
WESTERLY DIRECTION....LIKELY SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEN
TURNING MORE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BUT NO STRONG WINDS ARE
FORECAST.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...HOT AND DRY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 90-95
   HUMIDITY............MINIMUM 10-15 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT THEN AFTERNOON UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                       WITH A FEW GUSTS 8-10 MPH.
   RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST LATE
                       IN THE DAY.
   CWR.................00 PCT

FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. POOR RH RECOVERY ABOVE 2000 FEET.
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW AROUND 75
   HUMIDITY............MAX 30-40%...LOCALLY ONLY 20% THERMAL BELTS.
   EYE LEVEL WIND......NORTHERLY 2-5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-4
                       MPH OVERNIGHT.
   RIDGE TOP WINDS.....NORTHWEST TURNING NORTHERLY 5-10 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........CONTINUED HOT AND DRY. LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 90-95
   HUMIDITY............MIN 15-20 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT THEN UPSLOPE/SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH TURNING NORTHWEST LATE.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........NONE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA BUT 1000 FEET
                       ALONG THE COAST AND UP THE ALEXANDER VALLEY.

FORECASTER...R WALBRUN

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