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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL...NPS NORTH CASCADES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
637 PM PDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1905 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER AS A RESULT OF A
MARINE PUSH THAT OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT. DESPITE THE COOLING
TREND...TEMPERATURES WILL STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. THE MARINE
INFLUENCE WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AS UPPER RIDGING TRIES TO RE-
BUILD. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH A NORTHWEST BIAS IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THE STABILIZING INFLUENCE OF THE MARINE PUSH AND DRIER AIR ALOFT
WILL MINIMIZE THE LIGHTNING RISK TODAY AND SATURDAY. AFTER THE
WEEKEND...WE WILL NEED TO WATCH LIGHTNING POTENTIAL AS AN UPPER
LOW OFF THE SOUTH OREGON COAST GRADUALLY STARTS TO LIFT NORTH.
TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
LIGHTNING TO WESTERN WASHINGTON.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND EARLY IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST
                    UPSLOPE WIND 4 MPH DEVELOPING AROUND
                    MID-MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY
                    UP VALLEY 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO
                    5 MPH LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
FREEZING LEVEL 15600 FEET. DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. FREEZING
LEVEL 15100 FEET. DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
FREEZING LEVEL 14000 FEET. DIURNAL TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...JOHN HECKMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.GOLDH.02/SEW