FNUS76 KSEW 102205
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGILLE...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
305 PM PDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1547 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN GRADUALLY SLIPPING SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MAIN BRANCH STILL STRETCHED FROM THE NORTH COAST AND
OLYMPICS INTO THE NORTH CASCADES. NEXT BATCH TURNING THE
CORNER AND HEADED TOWARDS WESTERN WASHINGTON LATER TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. TROUGH OFFSHORE APPEARS DEEPER THAN ON THE
MODELS...SO MOST OF WESTERN WASHINGTON SHOULD SEE SOME RAIN
WITH THIS STRONGER SYSTEM. AGAIN THE COAST AND MOUNTAINS
WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS.

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

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING CHANGING
                    TO SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HIGH HAINES INDEX...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HIGH HAINES INDEX...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS UPPER 40 S TO LOW 50S.
HIGHS UPPER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 9000 FEET. WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 9400 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5
MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 9700 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
FREEZING LEVEL 10400 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...BETH GRAHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090810.LANGI.01/SEW