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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL COMPLEX...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
259 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1524 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. WITH INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT
I WOULD EXPECT A DEEPER MARINE LAYER WEDNESDAY WITH A LATER BURN OFF
AND BY THURSDAY EVEN LESS AFTERNOON SUNSHINE...COOLER TEMPS AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES. WITH THIS AFTERNOONS AIRMASS APPEARING FAIRLY STABLE AND
AND EVEN MORE STABLE TOMORROW...I HAVE REMOVED THE CHANCES OF
THUNDERSTORMS FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FROM THE CASCADES. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECT TO CROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE WEDNESDAY
INTO LATE THURSDAY FOR STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW AND POSSIBLE GUSTY
WINDS IN ALIGNED WEST TO EAST VALLEYS AND ALONG EXPOSED MOUNTAIN
RIDGES.

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

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76 VALLEY BOTTOMS...68-72 AT 2000 FEET AND
                    63-66 AT 4000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...42-46 PERCENT AT
                    2000 FEET AND 46-52 PERCENT AT 4000 FEET,
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
 RIDGES.............WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 TO
                    14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HIGH HAINES INDEX...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS OVERNIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
 RIDGES.............WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    14 TO 18 MPH AT TIMES EXPOSED RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HIGH HAINES INDEX...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72 VALLEY BOTTOMS...64-68 AT 2000 FEET AND
                    61-65 AT 4000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...46-50 PERCENT AT
                    2000 FEET AND 50-55 PERCENT AT 4000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10
                    TO 14 MPH AT TIMES EXPOSED WEST SLOPES.
 RIDGES.............SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    14 TO 18 MPH AT TIMES EXPOSED RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
HIGH HAINES INDEX...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 10900 FEET. WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. FREEZING LEVEL 10700 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. FREEZING LEVEL 10900 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.GOLDH.01/SEW