FNUS76 KMTR 241820 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 1120 AM PDT THU JUN 24 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS INCREASING FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A POSSIBILITY OF VIRGA... DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. THIS IS RESULTING IN ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH A POTENTIAL FOR VIRGA AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1040 PDT 6/24/10 SKY/WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. VIRGA WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO WITH ASSOCIATED GUSTY WINDS. TEMPERATURE...............89...HIGH 93 TO 95 HUMIDITY........18 PCT...MIN 14 TO 18 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH GUSTING TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT).........WEST NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. CWR....................0 PCT MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET LAL..................1 FOR TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. VIRGA WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO WITH ASSOCIATED GUSTY WINDS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 55 MAX HUMIDITY........58 TO 62 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTH NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH. CWR....................0 PCT MARINE LAYER........1800 FEET LAL..................1 OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER............MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON. FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE VALLEY FLOOR. TEMPERATURE...............95 TO 97 HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PCT WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. CWR....................0 PCT MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET LAL..................1 FORECASTER...LARRY $$ REQUESTED BY...MIKE MORLAN REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.