FNUS76 KSEW 110054
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR 10 MILE FIRE...NPS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
554 PM PDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1725 PDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
THIS EVENING. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED OFFSHORE...
THEREBY KEEPING THE REGION UNDER MOIST...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE
MAIN RAIN SHIELD WAS DRAPED ACROSS NORTHWEST WASHINGTON LATE THIS
AFTERNOON BUT WILL SAG SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT...AND THEN MOSTLY SOUTH
OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE MAY
DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN
SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER MOIST...
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ON WEDNESDAY FOR A CONTINUED THREAT OF SHOWERS.

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

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING RAIN...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................33 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.14 INCH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT BY
    MIDNIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND...BECOMING UPSLOPE NEAR 3 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 9200 FEET. NORTH WIND NEAR 3 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 9000 FEET. NORTHEAST WIND
NEAR 4 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
FREEZING LEVEL 10100 FEET. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...5
REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.10MIL.01/SEW