FNUS76 KMTR 171455 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR METEOR TRAIL RX BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 655 AM PST WED NOV 17 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL BE LIGHT AND MOSTLY OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME ONSHORE...OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...BY AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY...AND THEN CONTINUE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY...WITH RAIN BECOMING LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT 9:00 AM IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................50 PERCENT AT 9:00 AM IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH SWITCHING TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO ABOUT 8 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION SWITCHING TO SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL EVENING GUSTS TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...BLIER $$ REQUESTED BY...TIM HYLAND REASON FOR REQUEST...ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY, E.G. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POPULATION CENTERS OR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.