FNUS76 KSEW 261343
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANCE CREEK...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
643 AM PDT WED AUG 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0628 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL...OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL RESULT IN A STRONG...WARMING TREND. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL APPROACH RECORD VALUES IN SOME PLACES. THE UPPER
RIDGE WILL SHIFT FARTHER EAST THURSDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TO APPROACH THE REGION.
EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON FRIDAY WITH
THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT OR UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL LATE
                    THIS MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT...BECOMING NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE
                    THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......UPSLOPE OR EAST WIND 3 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                    LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST NEAR 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...05
REQUESTED BY...NICOLE ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090826.VANCE.01/SEW