FNUS76 KSEW 051656
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD HILL COMPLEX...USFS MT BAKER-SNOQUALMIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
956 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1025 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALOFT OVER BRITISH
COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTH INTO THE REGION LATER
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY PROMPTING LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW TO INCREASE
ALONG WITH INCREASED WIND SPEEDS IN ALIGNED WEST TO EAST VALLEYS AND
EXPOSED WEST SLOPES AND RIDGES. THIS APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL ALSO
LEAD TO MORE CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH A
THREAT OF A MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WITH LOW LEVEL
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE COAST.

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

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER MORNING LOW
                    CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
                    MOUNTAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72 VALLEY BOTTOMS....69-73 AT 2000 FEET AND
                    70-74 AT 4000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOMS...48-52 PERCENT AT
                    2000 FEET AND 42-46 PERCENT AT 4000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 TO 14 MPH
                    AT TIMES IN ALIGNED WEST TO EAST VALLEYS AND
                    EXPOSED LOWER AND MID LEVEL WEST SLOPES.
 RIDGES.............WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 14 TO 18 MPH
                    AT TIMES EXPOSED UPPER WEST SLOPES AND RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HIGH HAINES INDEX...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S RIDGES
TO LOW TO MID 50S VALLEYS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S VALLEYS TO NEAR 60
RIDGES. FREEZING LEVEL 10900 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S
RIDGES...LOWER 50S VALLEYS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S
VALLEYS...LOW TO MID 60S RIDGES. FREEZING LEVEL 10700 FEET. WEST WINDS
3 TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE NEAR 50
RIDGES...LOW TO MID 50S VALLEYS. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S
VALLEYS...MID 60S TO NEAR 70 RIDGES. FREEZING LEVEL 10900 FEET. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BLAZEK  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.GOLDH.02/SEW