FNUS76 KSEW 190436
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...NPS NORTH CASCADES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
936 PM PDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2111 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A MODERATE MARINE PUSH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE SUNDAY TO
BE A LITTLE COOLER AND MORE HUMID THAN TODAY. AFTER THAT...UPPER
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL QUICKLY BUILD BACK INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY...STRENGTHENING FURTHER TOWARD THE
END OF THE COMING WEEK. IF CURRENT MODEL FORECASTS ARE SOME OF THE
WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 8-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25...EASING
                    TO 6 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. DOWNSLOPE
2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90. DOWNSLOPE
2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH MID AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS.
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S TO LOWER 90S.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY JULY 26 THROUGH SATURDAY AUGUST 01...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...LESHA HASTINGS-SKAER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.ONEMI.01/SEW