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SPOT FORECAST FOR PANORAMIC...MARIN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
607 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY WEATHER AND OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST FRIDAY AND
WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL PROMOTE WARM
DRY WEATHER AND POSSIBLE DENSE MORNING FOG. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH
WILL FORM ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST PROVIDING OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE
FIRE. THIS OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO PROMOTE FURTHER DRYING.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...DENSE MORNING FOG POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................88 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH....GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MARINE LAYER........700 FEET IN THE MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO
                    RAPIDLY MIX OUT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

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FORECASTER...L_SMITH
REQUESTED BY...TIM WALSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120127.PANOR.01/MTR
.EMAIL TWALSH@MARINCOUNTY.ORG