FNUS76 KSEW 071851
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGILLE...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1207 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE FROM SATURDAY AND THROUGH
MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK...MAINTAINING COOLER...MORE HUMID...AND
STABLE CONDITIONS. ON SUNDAY...A DEEP AND ENERGETIC UPPER TROUGH
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL START TO IMPINGE ON THE LANGILLE
FIRE 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.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SPRINKLES...DRIZZLE OR A LITTLE
                    LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE.
CWR.................5%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SPRINKLES...DRIZZLE OR A LITTLE
                    LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................5%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 12000 FEET. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 11000 FEET. WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 11500 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6
MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOICOECHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.LANGI.01/SEW