FNUS76 KMTR 231147
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PASTURE PREP 8/23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
447 AM PDT TUE AUG 23 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...SATELLITE FOG PRODUCT SHOWS CLOUDS VERY CLOSE TO THE
BRUN-SITE AND MANY STATIONS SURROUNDING THE AREA ARE REPORTING FOG
(IN SOME CASES WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES). EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THE
FOG TO BURN OFF BEFORE 9 AM AROUND THE SITE WHICH WILL GIVE WAY TO
GENERALLY SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WITH LITTLE
ATMOSPHERIC FORCING PRESENT...WINDS WILL BE HEAVILY
TERRAIN-INFLUENCED AND THE 20-FOOT LEVEL COULD GUST UP TO 15 MPH
DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY. THE MARINE LAYER IS FORECAST
DEEPEN TO AROUND 1500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT HELPING TO BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF CLOUDS IN OVERNIGHT. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW
WITH HIGHER HUMDITIES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 8/23/11
   SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG BELOW 1000 FEET QUICKLY
                       BURNING OFF AND GIVING WAY TO SUN. ABOVE
                       1000 FEET MOSTLY SUNNY ALL DAY.
   TEMPERATURE.........58-63...HIGH 80-83
   HUMIDITY............80-100 PCT BELOW 1000 FEET AND 65-80 PCT
                       ABOVE 1000 FEET...MIN 20-26 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                       INCREASING TO SW 5-8 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
                       TO 12 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
   20 FOOT WIND........SW 3-7 MPH WITH LOCAL GUST TO 15 MPH
                       BY AFTERNOON

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT WITH
                       PATCHY FOG TOWARD MORNING.
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW 54-58
   HUMIDITY............MAX 80-100 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......SW 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                       THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                       3-7 MPH BY 8 PM.
   20 FOOT WIND........SW 3-7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
                       EVENING.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG GIVING WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY
                       CONDITIONS BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 72-77
   HUMIDITY............MIN 30-40 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BY LATE
                       MORNING
   20 FOOT WIND........SW 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BY
                       AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...BELL

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REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN PANGBURN
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
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