FNUS76 KMTR 290223 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR DOUBLE BOW KNOT BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 623 PM PST THU JAN 28 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RAIN ON THE WAY...BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON... DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AS A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT THE BURN SITE UNTIL ABOUT MIDDAY ON FRIDAY...BUT A FEW SPRINKLES COULD OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATION ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE LIGHT...WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY...BUT THE WEEKEND LOOKS DRY FOR THE MOST PART. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON FRIDAY MORNING AND PEAK AROUND MIDDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 930 PST 1/29/10 (FRIDAY) SKY/WEATHER............CLOUDY. SPRINKLES POSSIBLE. RAIN BECOMING LIKELY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE............46...HIGH 52 HUMIDITY........90 PCT...MIN 80 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH...INCREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 7 TO 13 MPH BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR....................60 PCT IN THE AFTERNOON. MARINE LAYER........NONE FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER............SHOWERS...MOST NUMEROUS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 MAX HUMIDITY........100 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH. CWR....................40 PCT MARINE LAYER........NONE OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY SKY/WEATHER............A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 MIN HUMIDITY........70 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 2 TO 4 MPH. WIND (20 FT).........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH. CWR....................10 PCT MARINE LAYER........NONE FORECASTER...DYKEMA $$ REQUESTED BY...TIM WALSH REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.