FNUS76 KSEW 061341
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 18 PRAIRIE...FORT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
641 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MOIST MARINE AIR MASS IN PLACE OVER THE AREA
WILL KEEP SKIES CLOUDY JUST ABOUT ALL DAY TODAY. CLEARING IS STILL
EXPECTED TODAY...EITHER AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME OR A LITTLE LATER
THAN YESTERDAY. IT CLEARED OUT AT FORT LEWIS AIRPORT AROUND 3 PM
YESTERDAY. THE CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP WINDS WEAK TODAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 0-4 MPH THROUGH 1 PM THEN 3 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 0-4 MPH THROUGH 1 PM THEN  3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KAM
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090806.TA18P.01/SEW