FNUS76 KMTR 240223
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
723 PM PDT WED SEP 23 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT...

DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PICTURE
WITH VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN CURRENT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. POOR RH
RECOVERIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REPEAT A SIMILAR
PATTERN TO WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS IN THE MORNING
VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

FOR THURSDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...CONTINUED HOT AND DRY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 95-100
   HUMIDITY............MIN 10-15%
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                       WITH A FEW GUSTS 8-10 MPH IN THE LATE
                       AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
   RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST IN THE
                       LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
   CWR.................0%
   MARINE LAYER........NONE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA BUT 1000 FEET
                       ALONG THE COAST AND UP THE ALEXANDER VALLEY.


FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR...POOR RH RECOVERIES ABOVE 2000 FEET.
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW AROUND 75
   HUMIDITY............MAX 30-40%...LOCALLY ONLY 20-25% 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.................0%
   MARINE LAYER........NONE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA BUT 1000 FEET
                       ALONG THE COAST AND UP THE ALEXANDER VALLEY.


OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...CONTINUED HOT AND DRY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 95-100
   HUMIDITY............MIN AROUND 15%
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH
                       WITH A FEW GUSTS 8-10 MPH IN THE LATE
                       AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
   RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING NORTHWEST IN THE
                       LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
   CWR.................0%
   MARINE LAYER........NONE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA BUT 1000 FEET
                       ALONG THE COAST AND UP THE ALEXANDER VALLEY.


FORECASTER...CW

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