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SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGILLE...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
256 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1540 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND TONIGHT AS THE NEXT WEATHER
SYSTEM TURNS THE CORNER AND APPROACHES WESTERN WASHINGTON. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SWING ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE CONTINUED THREAT OF SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS.AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGES OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY...STRENGTHENING
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF
NEXT WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX...
  MID LEVEL.........4 OR LOW.
  HIGH LEVEL........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON WET THUNDERSTORMS.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX...
  MID LEVEL.........4 OR LOW.
  HIGH LEVEL........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. FREEZING LEVEL 8700 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5
MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
FREEZING LEVEL 9600 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. FREEZING
LEVEL 11700 FEET. NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND
80. FREEZING LEVEL 13800 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...CARLL SEIELSTAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090812.LANGI.01/SEW