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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL COMPLEX...DARRINGTON USFS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
436 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1653 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE GOLD HILL COMPLEX THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SHOW
SLIGHT COOLING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BUT THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL. IN ADDITION...DRY AIR ALOFT WILL PROVIDE A CONTINUATION OF
SOMEWHAT LOW HUMIDITY READINGS FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

AN UPPER LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL START TO MOVE
NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY...BRINGING MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW
OVER THE COMPLEX BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BY FRIDAY...AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REACH THE REGION AND THEN LINGER
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER HUMIDITY.

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

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90 VALLEY BOTTOMS...83-85 AT 2000 FEET...
                    AND 74-77 AT 4000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...34-37 PERCENT
                    AROUND 2000 FEET...39-42 PERCENT AROUND 4000
                    FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH DEVELOPING BY MID
                    MORNING...THEN UPVALLEY WINDS BECOMING MORE
                    DOMINANT IN THE MAJOR DRAINAGES EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGE TOP..........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87 VALLEY BOTTOMS...80-82 AT 2000 FEET...
                    AND 71-74 AT 4000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...33-35 PERCENT
                    AROUND 2000 FEET...38-41 PERCENT AROUND 4000
                    FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH DEVELOPING BY MID
                    MORNING...THEN UPVALLEY WINDS BECOMING MORE
                    DOMINANT IN THE MAJOR DRAINAGES EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGE TOP..........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.GOLDH.01/SEW