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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 87...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
751 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN. THE AIR
MASS WILL BECOME A BIT UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND IS THE PRIMARY
FORCE BEHIND THE MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 FORECAST.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND AT IGNITION TIME BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND AT IGNITION TIME BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 3 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING TO
                    6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....FROM THE NORTH AT 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.

FORECASTER...HANER

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090716.RANGE.01/SEW