FNUS76 KSEW 031606
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINCHESTER...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
906 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0848 PDT 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.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 GUST 7 TO 9 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....A LITTLE COOLER...74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH GUST 7 TO 9 MPH AT TIMES.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
FREEZING LEVEL 13000 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. FREEZING LEVEL
12400 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 12100 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO
6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.WINCH.01/SEW