FNUS76 KSEW 062331
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGILLE...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
431 PM PDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1656 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
LANGILLE FIRE ON FRIDAY WITH COOL AND HUMID CONDITIONS. SOME
STRATUS AND FOG IS POSSIBLE WHERE WIND BLOWS NEARLY SATURATED AIR
UP SLOPES IN THE MORNING. COOL AND HUMID ONSHORE FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT WEEK...THE JET STREAM WILL SAG
DOWN OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON WITH QUICK-MOVING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF WETTING RAIN ON TUESDAY
OR WEDNESDAY.

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

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
                    MID-LEVEL....2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........97-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...EASING
                    TO 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
                    MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
FREEZING LEVEL 12000 FEET. WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 10900 FEET. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 10500 FEET. WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.LANGI.01/SEW