FNUS76 KMTR 181841
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR RELIZ...CDF SAN BENITO-MONTEREY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1141 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1056 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHT PATTERN CHANGE IS UNDERWAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN OVER THE FIRE AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OFF
THE COAST. AS A RESULT...ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE STARTING
FRIDAY AND LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
BRING A GRADUAL COOLING AND MOISTENING TREND OVER THE FIRE. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE TERRAIN DRIVEN GIVEN THE COMPLEX TERRAIN THROUGH
THE CANYON.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW PATCHY LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING
                    MAINLY IN THE SALINAS VALLEY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON IN THE MORNING 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST/UP CANYON WINDS 4-7 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON IN THE MORNING 2-4 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST/UP CANYON WINDS 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MARINE LAYER........1200 FEET.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...A FEW PATCHY LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING BY
                    MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT...ABOVE MARINE LAYER 40-60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON LESS THAN 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW PATCHY CLOUDS IN THE MORNING LOWER
                    SLOPES...OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPCANYON IN THE MORNING 1-3 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST/UP CANYON WINDS 4-7 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON IN THE MORNING 2-4 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST/UP CANYON WINDS 5-10 MPH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MARINE LAYER........2000 FEET.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...A FEW NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS.
OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS MID 80S. LOWS LOW 50S.  WINDS MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...M_MEHLE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.RELIZ.01/MTR
.EMAIL D.SARGENTI@MCRFD.ORG