FNUS76 KSEW 132108
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIJA BRIDAL...NPS NORTH CASCADES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
208 PM PDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1343 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW EXITS THE REGION AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA AND USHER IN A DRYING AND
WARMING TREND WITH MOSTLY SUNNY WEATHER RETURNING BY TUESDAY. THE
RIDGE AXIS WILL SHIFT INLAND LATER IN THE WEEK AND A WEAK UPPER
TROUGH MAY ARRIVE NEXT WEEKEND.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600-3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
FREEZING LEVEL 12400 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
FREEZING LEVEL 13300 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
FREEZING LEVEL 13500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. FREEZING
LEVEL 13700 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOWER
REQUESTED BY...LESHA HASTINGS-SKAER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.VIJAB.01/SEW