FNUS76 KSEW 012341
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGILLE...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
441 PM PDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE LANGILLE FIRE THROUGH MONDAY...
LEADING TO A CONTINUATION OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...DRIER
THAN NORMAL HUMIDITY AND WINDS THAT WILL MAINLY BE INFLUENCED BY
DIURNAL TERRAIN EFFECTS.

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

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 AT BOTTOM OF FIRE...79 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT AT BOTTOM...36 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......IN THE YELLOWJACKET CREEK DRAINAGE...LIGHT
                    WIND BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BY
                    NOON. ON THE SOUTHEAST ASPECT...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    5 TO 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
 RIDGE TOP..........NORTHEAST 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58 VALLEY BOTTOM...60-63 IN AND ABOVE THE
                    THERMAL BELT.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOM...52-58 PERCENT
                    IN AND ABOVE THE THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    1 TO 3 MPH AROUND SUNSET.
 RIDGE TOP..........NORTHWEST 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.LANGI.01/SEW