FNUS76 KMTR 071254 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR DON EDWARDS 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 554 AM PDT TUE SEP 7 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...COOL AND BREEZY ON WEDNESDAY... DISCUSSION...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG TROUGH WILL PASS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE BAY AREA ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS TO START THE DAY...LINGERING THROUGH MID-MORNING BEFORE THE CLOUDS BREAK UP. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE UNDER 8 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 11 AM. HOWEVER BY MIDDAY AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FREQUENT NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE AIR JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS WELL. NOT SURE OF YOUR EXACT PRESCRIPTION BUT IT WOULD APPEAR YOU MAY ONLY HAVE A SMALL WINDOW WHEN RH IS DRY ENOUGH WITH LIGHT ENOUGH WINDS FROM ROUGHLY 9 AM THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. MIXING DEPTHS SHOULD RAPIDLY INCREASE ONCE ANY MORNING LOW CLOUDS MIX OUT. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 9/8/10 SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........62...HIGH 72 HUMIDITY............85 PCT...MIN 60 PCT EYE LEVEL WIND......NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH GUST 7 MPH THEN 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH GUST 15 MPH...INCREASING 7-14 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS 20 MPH. CWR.................2 PCT MARINE LAYER........2500-3000 FEET LAL.................1 FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR TEMPERATURE.........LOW 55 HUMIDITY............MAX 90 PCT EYE LEVEL WIND......NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 9 PM. 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH EARLY...THEN 4-8 MPH. CWR.................00 PCT MARINE LAYER........NONE EXPECTED. LAL.................1 OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 74 HUMIDITY............MIN 50 PCT EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT THEN NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH AFTERNOON GUST 10 20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH CWR.................00 PCT MARINE LAYER........NONE EXPECTED LAL.................1 FORECASTER...R WALBRUN $$ REQUESTED BY...PETER KELLY REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U