FNUS76 KMTR 270308
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PASTURE PREP 8/27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
808 PM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

DISCUSSION... MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY MOVING UP FROM THE
SOUTH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY
AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS ONSHORE
FLOW WEAKENS A BIT. BUT ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO
RESULT IN NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND AND FOG AT THE BURN
SITE...PRODUCING GOOD NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. LOW CLOUDS WILL
LINGER THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH THE BALANCE OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
FORECAST TO BE SEASONABLY WARM AND DRY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 900 PDT 8/27/11 (SATURDAY)
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG. BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING. A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   TEMPERATURE.........62...HIGH 80
   HUMIDITY............80 PCT...MIN 45 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......SOUTHEAST 1-2 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3-5 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
                       PATCHY FOG. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS EARLY.
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW 56
   HUMIDITY............MAX 95 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 3-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHEAST
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 6-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
                       3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID
                       MORNING. OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 83
   HUMIDITY............MIN 40 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......LIGHT SOUTHEAST...BECOMING WEST 3-5 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 2-3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...DYKEMA

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.EMAIL JONATHAN.PANGBURN@FIRE.CA.GOV,RENO.DITULLIOJR@FIRE.CA.GOV,
BEU.HOLLISTERSTN@FIRE.CA.GOV,BEU.AROMASSTN@FIRE.CA.GOV,
PHIL.MATTESON@FIRE.CA.GOV

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REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN PANGBURN
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.