FNUS76 KMTR 052155
FWSMTR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH PASTURE VMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTEREY CA
155 PM PST MON NOV 5 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY WITH WEST WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY...
...COOLER WITH INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS BY WEDNESDAY...

DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE TUESDAY MORNING WITH WARM
AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUING. SOMETIME AROUND 11 AM TO 12 NOON THE
WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION AS
ONSHORE FLOW WILL SLOWLY RETURN TO THE BURN AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STAY VERY DRY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME
LATE DAY WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 10 MPH. MODERATE RH RECOVERY TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH WESTERLY WINDS EASING BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. MUCH
COOLER ON WEDNESDAY BUT WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT THAT WILL BRING SHOWERS BY THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST 11/6/12
   SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. WARM AND DRY.
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH AROUND 85
   HUMIDITY............AFTERNOON MINIMUM 22-28 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH TURNING WEST 3-6 MPH.
                       LATE DAY GUSTS 8-10 MPH AFTER 3 PM.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH TURNING WEST 5-10
   MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2000 FEET
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 3-6 MPH TURNING WEST 5-10 AFTERNOON.

FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR
   TEMPERATURE.........LOW 50-54
   HUMIDITY............MAX 65-80 PCT OVERNIGHT HOURS.
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 3-6 MPH GUST 10 MPH TIL 7 PM THEN
                       LIGHT SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST 5-10 GUST 15 MPH TIL 7 PM THEN SOUTHWEST
                       3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH...STRONGEST EVENING.

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY
   SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY
   TEMPERATURE.........HIGH 69-74
   HUMIDITY............MIN 32-42 PCT
   EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST 3-6 MPH INCREASING 4-8 MPH WITH FREQUENT
                       AFTERNOON GUSTS 12 MPH.
   20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY 5-10 MPH INCREASING 6-12 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS 15-18 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....WESTERLY 5-10 MPH

FORECASTER...19

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REQUESTED BY...RENO DITULLIO
REASON FOR REQUEST...STATE, TRIBAL OR LOCAL FIRE AGENCY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH A
FEDERAL PARTICIPANT IN THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES.