FNUS76 KSEW 271544
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUMBO...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
844 AM PDT MON JUL 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0813 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH
MID WEEK. SOME INTERIOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM WATER COULD HAVE AS
MANY AS FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THE AIR MASS
WILL ALSO BECOME VERY WARM...DRY AND UNSTABLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY UNDER THE DEVELOPING THERMAL TROUGH. THE HEAT WAVE SHOULD
START TO BREAK ON FRIDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS
THE CASCADES.

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

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS DEVELOPING WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1 BECOMING 2 THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING
                    SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................2 BECOMING 1 LATE THIS EVENING.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. FREEZING LEVEL
15600 FEET. EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. FREEZING LEVEL
14900 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. FREEZING
LEVEL 14300 FEET. WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...MARTINDALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.JUMBO.01/SEW