FNUS76 KSEW 251516
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 6 PRAIRIE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
816 AM PDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EAST
ACROSS THE INTERIOR THIS MORNING...WITH THREAT OF RAIN DIMINISHING.
A SLIGHT RISK OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BEGIN BUILDING
OVER THE REGION LATER TODAY...CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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

NOTE: ONLY 20 FOOT WIND FORECAST INCLUDED DUE TO NO ON SIGHT WEATHER
OBSERVATIONS. OBSERVATIONS FROM GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD AND THE OLYMPIA
AIRPORT USED IN MAKING THIS FORECAST

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS
                    MORNING ENDING AROUND NOON.
CWR.................10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
       HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090825.TA6PR.01/SEW