FNUS76 KMTR 211441
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR OBSERVATION PLATFORM PRESCRIBED BURN...STATE PARRKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
741 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MARINE LAYER IS AROUND 2000 FEET DEEP BUT ANY PATCHY
CLOUDS NEAR THE BURN SITE WILL MIX OUT BY AROUND 9 AM. EYE LEVEL WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE WEST TODAY BUT RIDGETOP WINDS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO GUST TO 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EXPOSED AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEASONABLY COOL WITH MODERATE TO GOOD RH
RECOVERY. BE AWARE THAT NORTHWEST WINDS LOOK TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION INCLUDING THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    EXPOSED RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........2000 FEET.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EVENING UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING DOWN-VALLEY 1-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. RIDGE TOP GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE EVENING AND THEN AGAIN LATE.
MARINE LAYER........2000 FEET.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER EARLY MORNING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH POSSIBLE.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LIKELY.
MARINE LAYER........2000 FEET.

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FORECASTER...R_WALBRUN
REQUESTED BY...TIM HYLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120521.OBSER.01/MTR
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