FNUS76 KMTR 090431 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR MCNEAR PILE BURN...MARIN COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 831 PM PST MON FEB 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS DEEPENING ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST MONDAY EVENING AND IS HEADING FOR SAN FRANCISCO/S NORTH BAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 4 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MARIN COUNTY DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH A GUSTY WIND SHIFT. A THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. DRY AND WARMER ON WEDNESDAY. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM...BECOMING SHOWERS AFTER 10 AM. EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNT BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM IS LESS THAN 1/3 INCH. AFTER 10 AM SHOWERS MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1/10 INCH. TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. MIN HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN LATE MORNING. CWR.................70 PERCENT. MARINE LAYER........0. LAL.................2. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MARINE LAYER........0. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54. MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MARINE LAYER........0. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...T_EVANS REQUESTED BY...TIM WALSH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100209.MCNEA.02/MTR