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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON PRAIRIE 2...FORT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
641 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SHALLOW LAYER OF MARINE CLOUDS PUSHED INLAND
THROUGH THE CHEHALIS GAP TO THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND AREA OVERNIGHT.
THE LOW CLOUDS WILL BURN OFF THIS MORNING FOR ANOTHER MOSTLY SUNNY
DAY TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER
THAN WEDNESDAY. MARINE AIR WILL PUSH INLAND MORE VIGOROUSLY TONIGHT.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...EXCEPT PATCHY MORNING LOW CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCDONNAL
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090820.JOHNS.01/SEW