FNUS76 KMTR 031551 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR EDEN LANDING 2011 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA 851 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN SITE ON MONDAY WITH WETTING RAIN. HOWEVER BY TUESDAY MORNING ONLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE LEFT BEHIND THE STORM WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY. A STRONG STORM ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EARLY ESTIMATE FOR STORM TOTAL AT THE BURN SITE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF 0.50-0.75 INCHES OF RAIN. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT 10/4/11 SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY TEMPERATURE.........59...HIGH 65 HUMIDITY............90 PCT...MIN 65-70 PCT EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 2-5 MPH...INCREASING 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-12 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. 20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................1 PCT LAL.................1 MARINE LAYER........NONE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING WINDY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT...RAIN MAY BE HEAVY TOWARDS DAWN. TEMPERATURE.........LOW 56-60 HUMIDITY............MAX 100 PCT EYE LEVEL WIND......SOUTH 4-8 MPH INCREASING 7-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 30 MPH LATE. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 7-15 MPH...INCREASING 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. CWR.................NEAR 100 PCT LAL.................1 MARINE LAYER........NONE OUTLOOK FOR WEDNEDSAY SKY/WEATHER.........STEADY RAIN TURNING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 64-66 HUMIDITY............MIN 70 PCT EYE LEVEL WIND......SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH TURNING WEST/NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS 12 MPH. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH EARLY...THEN TURNING WEST/NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................100 PCT...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. MARINE LAYER........NONE FORECASTER...R WALBRUN $$ REQUESTED BY...PHIL DYE REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.