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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER CREEK...USFS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
255 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1447 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY. LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY IS WHAT IS DRIVING THE MID-LEVEL
HAINES 5 CONDITIONS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83 AT BOTTOM...72 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT AT BOTTOM...50 PERCENT AT TOP.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN BOTTOM OF
                    COOPER CREEK DRAINAGE. OTHERWISE...UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

FORECASTER...HANER

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...LINDA N  SHAFFER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.COPPE.01/SEW