FNUS76 KMTR 282024
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIN HILL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
124 PM PDT TUE SEP 28 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...RETURN OF WESTERLY WINDS WITH COOLER TEMPS WEDNESDAY...

DISCUSSION...THE HOT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN
ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECTING A MOSTLY SUNNY START WITH LIGHT WINDS IN THE
MORNING. BY MIDDAY OR EARLY AFTERNOON STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS WILL
RETURN TO THE COAST AS THE MARINE LAYER RETURNS WITH GUSTY ONSHORE
WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 2 PM WEDNESDAY. THE LOW CLOUD AND FOG BANK IS
FORECAST TO SPREAD BACK INLAND EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. CONTINUED COOLING WITH MORE TYPICAL
COASTAL WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. RIGHT NOW THE BEST BURN
WINDOW APPEARS TO BE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE ANY STRONG WINDS OR FOG
RETURNS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1045 PDT 9/29/10
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 75-79
   HUMIDITY............MIN 30 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH THEN SOUTHWEST
                       2-5 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS 12 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS 18 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........300 FEET DEEPENING TO 800 FEET LATE IN THE
DAY.

FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH DENSE FOG.
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW NEAR 50
   HUMIDITY............MAX 80-100 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST-SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH EVENING GUST 10 MPH
                       THEN LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH FREQUENT GUSTS 15 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........AROUND 1000 FEET

OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH NEAR 70
   HUMIDITY............MIN AROUND 40 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 2-4 MPH INCREASING 3-7 MPH GUSTS 12 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 6-12 MPH FREQUENT AFTERNOON GUSTS 18 MPH.
   CWR.................00 PCT
   MARINE LAYER........1200 FEET

FORECASTER...R WALBRUN

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REQUESTED BY...JORDAN REESER
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U