FNUS76 KMTR 211307
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PANORAMIC...MARIN COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
507 AM PST TUE FEB 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION BY THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG MAY LINGER OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH
ABOUT 10 AM BUT THEN MIX OUT AS HIGH CLOUDS DRIFT OVER THE REGION.
LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN ONSHORE OR WESTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AND HUMIDITIES WILL LOWER COMPARED
TO MONDAYS OBSERVED WEATHER. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A MARKED WARMING AND DRYING TREND. IN ADDITION
MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEAST OFFSHORE WINDS WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED
THIS WEEK...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY MIDDAY
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS 8-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THEN LIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WARMER AND DRIER.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH...STRONGEST
                    IN THE MORNING HOURS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MARINE LAYER........NONE.

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FORECASTER...R_WALBRUN
REQUESTED BY...TIM WALSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120221.PANOR.01/MTR
.EMAIL TWALSH@MARINCOUNTY.ORG