FNUS76 KSEW 012155
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE TRAIL...DNR-NW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
255 PM PDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1427 PDT ON MAY 1ST.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
CONTINUE MOVING NORTH. EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT
OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. THE
LOW LEVEL FLOW REMAIN OFFSHORE. THE UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WARM
FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THUS ANTICIPATE A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN ON SATURDAY...MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY BEHIND THE WARM
FRONT.

FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10
 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE TO 5 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE OR SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NC
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RANTEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090501.SANTA.01/SEW