FNUS76 KSEW 291638
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR EASY RIDGE BRUSH CREEK FIRE...NPS NORTH CASCADES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
938 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0902 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SMALL...COMPACT UPPER LOW CENTER WAS OVER THE
CENTRAL CASCADES THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO NORTHEAST OREGON BY
LATE THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A SMALL THREAT OF A SHOWER THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THAT THREAT SHOULD END THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
MOVES FURTHER AWAY. OTHERWISE...DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD CAUSE SOME
CLOUDS TO BUBBLE UP OVER THE RIDGETOP TODAY...BUT THEN CLEARING IS
EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR START TO THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. THE PRESSURE PATTERN WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK THROUGH
SUNDAY...RESULTING IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNTIL 1100 PDT...THEN CLOUDS
                    BUBBLING UP OVER THE RIDGETOP WITH A MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTERNOON. A SHOWER OR TWO IS LIKELY
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR (>0.25")........20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WIND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF
                    AN EARLY EVENING SHOWER. CLEARING BY LATE
                    EVENING.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY THIS
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BY
                    LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...LESHA HASTINGS-SKAER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.EASYR.01/SEW