FNUS76 KMTR 231430 FWSMTR SPOT FORECAST FOR MSC CONTROL BURN...SANTA ROSA FIRE DEPT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 730 AM PDT THU AUG 23 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON AUGUST 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE MARINE LAYER HAS DEEPENED TO 1800 FEET THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE NORTHERLY GRADIENT HAS SLIGHTLY INCREASED AND THE ONSHORE GRADIENT HAS DECREASED SLIGHTLY AS WELL. THE END RESULT WILL BE VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO YESTERDAY EXPECTED AT THE CONTROL BURN SITE. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE EXCELLENT TONIGHT WITH THE RELATIVELY DEEP MARINE LAYER. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MARINE LAYER........1800...DECREASING TO 1500 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. EVENING GUSTS TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING. MARINE LAYER........1500. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MARINE LAYER........1500. $$ FORECASTER...M_STROBIN REQUESTED BY...CAPT HOWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120823.MSCCO.01/MTR .EMAIL JTHOMAS@SRCITY.ORG,SHOWELL@SRCITY.ORG,BSHUBIN@SRCITY.ORG