FNUS76 KSEW 031327
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR 7012 COMMAND...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
627 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL CONTINUE
OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY...KEEPING THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES CONFINED SOUTH OF THE AREA. ON TUESDAY...AN UPPER LOW OFF
THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL START TO MOVE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CAUSE
A SLIGHT RISK OF LIGHTNING OVER THE CENTRAL CASCADES ON TUESDAY
EVENING WITH A GREATER RISK ALL THE WAY UP THE CASCADES ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A COOL AND HUMID UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS
ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT COOLING...MOST NOTABLY TO THE MOUNTAINS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FELTON
REQUESTED BY...SPS DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.7012C.01/SEW