FNUS76 KSEW 011447
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONSTANCE...NPS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
747 AM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0703 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AND THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN INTO
WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY...LESSENING THE MARINE INFLUENCE WITH
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS. EXTREMELY DRY AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE
OVER THE MID AND HIGH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET WITH
LITTLE IMPACT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOSEWALLIPS VALLEY. IN THE
DOSEWALLIPS VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE DOMINATED ENTIRELY BY DIURNAL
TERRAIN EFFECTS. AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...AN UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL START TO MOVE
NORTHEAST... BRINGING A RISK OF LIGHTNING ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BY MID-MORNING...THEN
                    UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    STRONGEST IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOSEWALLIPS
                    DRAINAGE.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY MID-MORNING...THEN
                    UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    STRONGEST IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOSEWALLIPS
                    DRAINAGE.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
                    MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1 OR 2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
                    MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BY MID-MORNING...THEN
                    UPVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    STRONGEST IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOSEWALLIPS
                    DRAINAGE.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY MID-MORNING...THEN
                    UPVALLEY 5 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
                    STRONGEST IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DOSEWALLIPS
                    DRAINAGE.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
                    MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.CONST.01/SEW