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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WEIR PRAIRIE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
647 AM PDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL GRADUALLY SAG
SOUTHEAST TODAY...ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN. THE RAIN SHOULD FINALLY
MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN AREA AROUND MID-AFTERNOON. AT THAT
TIME...THE RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS AND END BY THE END OF
DAY. THE CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL CREATE COOL AND STABLE CONDITIONS
TODAY. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY
SIGNIFICANT WIND.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AT IGNITION TIME...TAPERING OFF
                    TO INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AFTER 1500 PDT.
CWR (>0.25")........50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 3-5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090811.SOUTH.01/SEW