FNUS76 KMTR 292156
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MSC CONTROL BURN...SANTA ROSA FIRE DEPT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
256 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW
INCREASES AND THE MARINE LAYER BEGINS TO DEEPEN. MORE SIGNIFICANT
COOLING AND STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE EARLY. OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........1200 FEET ASL.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    LESS THAN 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MARINE LAYER........1500 FEET ASL.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MARINE LAYER........2000 FEET ASL.

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FORECASTER...D_DYKEMA
REQUESTED BY...CAPT  HOWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120830.MSCCO.01/MTR
.EMAIL SHOWELL@SRCITY.ORG,JTHOMAS@SRCITY.ORG,BHATHAWAY@SRCITY.ORG,KSEBASTIANI@SRCITY.ORG