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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER WEIR OAK...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
805 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A MARINE LAYER OVER THE LOWLANDS THIS MORNING WILL
BRING COOL AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS AT IGNITION TIME. EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...THE SUN WILL BURN OFF THE MARINE CLOUDS WITH
INCREASING AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A
SOMEWHAT RAPID RISE IN TEMPERATURE. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT
TODAY AND WILL MAINLY BE DRIVEN BY LOCAL TERRAIN INFLUENCES.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUAL CLEARING THIS
                    AFTERNOON. MOSTLY SUNNY BY 1700 PDT.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 1400 PDT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090723.UPPER.01/SEW