FNUS76 KMTR 111230 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR H RANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 430 AM PST MON JAN 11 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...RAIN ON TUESDAY... DISCUSSION...EASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH NOTED INCREASE IN WIND SPEED BY LATE IN THE DAY. LESS FOG EXPECTED TODAY WITH BETTER SOUTHERLY MIXING WINDS AHEAD OF AN INCOMING COLD FRONT (NOTE THE WARMER AND DRIER AIR ON TOP OF MT TAM). THIS SHOULD ALLOW SEVERAL DEGREES OF WARMING AS THE LOW LEVEL INVERSIONS MIX OUT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN DEVELOPS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF RAIN ON TUESDAY. EXPECT 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 930 PST 1/11/10 SKY/WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY TEMPERATURE............46...HIGH 57 HUMIDITY........95 PCT...MIN 60 PCT (COULD BE DRIER) WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST/SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH GUSTS 15 MPH CWR....................1 PCT MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET MIXING OUT BY AFTERNOON. FOR MONDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER............CLOUDY. BREEZY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 MAX HUMIDITY........100 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH GUST 12 MPH WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 10-18 MPH GUST 25 MPH CWR....................50 PCT BY MORNING MARINE LAYER........NONE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY SKY/WEATHER............PERIODS OF RAIN MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE LOW 50S MIN HUMIDITY........80 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 6 MPH GUSTS 12 MPH...STRONGEST EARLY. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST 7-14 MPH GUSTS 25 MPH...STRONGEST EARLY IN THE DAY. CWR....................NEAR 100 PCT MARINE LAYER........NONE FORECASTER...R WALBRUN $$ REQUESTED BY...TIM WALSH REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.