FNUS76 KMTR 171458
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OBSERVATION PLATFORM PRESCRIBED BURN...STATE PARKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
758 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AS
LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA COAST. AFTER TROUGH PASSAGE
TODAY MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...AND
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY FRIDAY. A GRADUAL
WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................80-85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 1-2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 1-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........2000.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 90-100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MARINE LAYER........0.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MARINE LAYER........0.

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FORECASTER...S_SIMS
REQUESTED BY...TIM HYLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.OBSER.01/MTR