FNUS76 KSEW 080007
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEATWAVE COMPLEX...NPS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
507 PM PDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1645 PDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A DEEP MARINE
LAYER ON SATURDAY. THE MARINE LAYER WILL SUPPORT LOW CLOUDS...PATCHY
DRIZZLE...AND MOUNTAIN FOG. A DEEP AND ENERGETIC UPPER TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL START TO IMPINGE ON WESTERN
WASHINGTON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE JET STREAM OVERHEAD BY MONDAY.
AS THE JET STREAM SHIFTS CLOSER...FAST-MOVING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES WILL ACT ON THE MOIST AIR MASS TO BRING A ROUND OR
TWO OF WETTING RAINS ANYTIME FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT
                    RAIN.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EAST-
                    SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGES.............WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING...BECOMING EAST-
                    SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGES.............SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. FREEZING LEVEL 10700 FEET. RIDGE WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 17
MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
FREEZING LEVEL 10100 FEET. RIDGE WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 58 TO 63.
FREEZING LEVEL 11400 FEET. RIDGE WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.HEATW.01/SEW