FNUS76 KMTR 150032
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMAS VALLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
532 PM PDT TUE SEP 14 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. THE
RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN ON THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
SLIGHTLY.
A LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND WILL PREVAIL AT THE RIDGE TOPS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. AT 20 FEET...LIGHT DRAINAGE SOUTHERLY WIND IN THE MORNING
WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE
ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS.

MARINE LAYER CURRENTLY AT 2000 FEET WILL LOWER TO AROUND 1500 FEET ON
WEDNESDAY. INVERSION COULD KEEP SMOKE TRAPPED IN THE LOWER LEVELS IN
THE MORNING BUT INVERSION WILL BREAK AFTER NOON-1 PM WITH GOOD SMOKE
DISPERSION.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 9/15/10
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE
AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........63...HIGH 72
   HUMIDITY............68 PCT...MIN 50 PCT
   20 FOOT WIND........S 2-4 MPH BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
   RIDGE TOP WIND......SW 4-8 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   HUMIDITY............MAX 95 PCT
   20 FOOT WIND........SW 5-10 MPH...DECREASING AND BECOMING S 3-5
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   RIDGE TOP WIND......SW 4-8 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 70
   HUMIDITY............MIN 52 PCT
   20 FOOT WIND........S 2-4 MPH BECOMING SW 5-10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
   RIDGE TOP WIND......SW 4-8 MPH.

FORECASTER...WP

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REQUESTED BY...AMY O'CONNELL
REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF
POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.