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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEATWAVE COMPLEX...NPS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
516 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL PERSIST AROUND THE OLYMPIC
MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY...LEADING TO ANOTHER DAY OF STUBBORN
CLOUDS...COOL TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY BELOW 4500 FEET
ELEVATION.

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

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW-HANGING MARINE CLOUDS IN THE VALLEY IN
                    THE MORNING...LIFTING BUT ONLY CLEARING A
                    LITTLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 VALLEY BOTTOM...56 UPPER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT VALLEY BOTTOM...78 PERCENT ON
                    UPPER REACHES OF FIRE.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-NORTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WIND
                    3-5 MPH AT START OF SHIFT...BECOME EAST-
                    SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH AROUND
                    1100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.HEATW.01/SEW