FNUS76 KSEW 171507
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WEIR PIPELINE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
807 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A DRYING AND GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH MID
WEEK.  THE WARMEST WEATHER IS EXPECTED AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
CROSSES WESTERN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY.  INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW AS
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES EAST SHOULD USHER IN CLOUDIER AND COOLER
WEATHER BY FRIDAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...WARMER AND DRIER.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........
   MID LEVEL........5 OR MODERATE.
   HIGH LEVEL.......3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090817.SOUTH.01/SEW