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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL COMPLEX...DARRINGTON USFS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
319 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN
WASHINGTON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
INCREASING LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW WILL RESULT IN COOLER MAX
TEMPERATURES EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SHIFT INLAND THURSDAY
AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY BRINGING EVEN COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND THE THREAT OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION. THE TROUGH
WILL KICK EASTWARD ACROSS THE CASCADES NEXT WEEKEND.

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

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING
                    SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE CASCADE CREST.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-80 VALLEY VALLEY BOTTOMS...74-78 AT 2000 FEET
                    AND 73-76 AT 4000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36% VALLEY BOTTOMS...35-38% AT 2000 FEET AND
                    36-40% AT 4000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 BY MID AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS 7 TO 9 MPH AT TIMES.
 RIDGES.............WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 TUESDAY EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78 VALLEYS BOTTOMS...72-76 AT 2000 FEET AND
                    71-74 AT 4000 FEET..
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37% VALLEY BOTTOMS...35-38% AT 2000 FEET AND
                    37-41% AT 4000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY AND INCREASING 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    7 TO 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON
 RIDGES.............SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 10 TO 14 MPH AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1 INCREASING TO 2 IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 1
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S VALLEYS...LOW 50S
RIDGES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S...MID TO UPPER 60S RIDGES.
FREEZING LEVEL 13400 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S
RIDGES TO LOWER 50S VALLEYS. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S RIDGES...UPPER 60S
TO NEAR 70 VALLEYS. FREEZING LEVEL 10900 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.GOLDH.01/SEW