FNUS76 KMTR 161947 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 1247 PM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...UPDATED FORECAST TO REFLECT WEAKER WINDS THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST... DISCUSSION...DESPITE THE BUILDING NORTHERLY GRADIENT BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE...THE GUSTY WINDS NEVER MATERIALIZED AT THE SURFACE. THE STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN ABOVE 3000 FEET. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT SWITCH TO THE WEST NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE SEA BREEZE PUSH. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 6/16/10 FOR WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER............MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-82 MIN HUMIDITY........26-35 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-6 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-9 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR....................00 PCT MARINE LAYER........ZERO. FORECASTER...MEHLE $$ REQUESTED BY...TIM WALSH REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.