FNUS76 KSEW 022116
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE TRAIL...DNR-NW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
216 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 PDT ON MAY 2.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH OVER OREGON WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. EXPECT ANOTHER...BUT SLIGHTLY
STRONGER...TROUGH ROTATING AROUND AN UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY. THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE ACROSS FAR
NORTHWEST WASHINGTON LATE TONIGHT. INCREASED MOIST...SOUTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT AND LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN A BETTER CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN TONIGHT. A TREND TOWARD DRIER WEATHER WILL OCCUR
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AS A WEAK...SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES OVER THE
REGION. THE UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME LIGHT WESTERLY AND THE LOW
LEVEL ONSHORE GRADIENT WILL ALSO WEAKEN ON SUNDAY.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTH TO 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE OR SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE OR SOUTH TO 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.38 INCH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE OR SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE TO 3 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.14 INCH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NC
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RANTEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090502.SANTA.01/SEW