FNUS76 KSEW 021446
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
746 AM PDT TUE JUN 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0708 PDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS SPINNING AROUND AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON TODAY. OFFSHORE OR EASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL GIVE
DRY CONDITIONS WITH QUITE WARM TEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY OVER THE
FIRE SITE. THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST LATER THURSDAY
ALLOWING COOLER AND MORE MOIST MARINE AIR TO SURGE INLAND THURSDAY
NIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS NEAR THE
                    CASCADE CREST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS 8 TO 12 MPH AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. EVENING CUMULUS BUILDUPS ALONG THE
                    CASCADE CREST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. FREEZING
LEVEL 12000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 70. FREEZING LEVEL 11700 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
FREEZING LEVEL 11200 FEET. LIGHT WIND.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...SUSAN SEABERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090602.EASTF.01/SEW