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SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLIAN CK...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
214 PM PDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1334 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER CONTINUES TO SPIN
OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON TODAY. THIS WILL BRING A RENEWED THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. STORMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO ARRIVE AT
THE GILLIAN CREEK FIRE FROM THE NORTHEAST ANYTIME AFTER 4 PM PDT.
THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ERRATIC AND GUSTY
WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
AND SMALL HAIL. ON SUNDAY...ISOLATED LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE IN THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LOW
WILL START TO MOVE AWAY...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB 10 OR
MORE DEGREES OVER VALUES EXPERIENCED TODAY.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS REACHING THE FIRE VICINITY
                    ANYTIME AFTER 1600 PDT. THUNDERSTORM THREAT
                    DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.
CWR (>0.25")........10-15 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND BECOMING SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE
                    2-4 MPH. WINDS ERRATIC AND GUSTY IN VICINITY
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
                    MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................3.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WIND BECOMING WEST 2-4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING THEN NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
                    MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDIE BRUCH DNR DISP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.GILLI.01/SEW