FNUS76 KSEW 022102
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER FLATS...DNR NW REGION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
202 PM PDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES
LATE TONIGHT. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
GENERALLY INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. AT THE DEER FLATS FIRE...THERE
COULD BE A BRIEF DIE-DOWN OF THE WIND WITH THE SETTING OF THE
SUN...BUT THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE
WINDS TO PICK UP AGAIN AS THE EVENING GOES ALONG. A WETTING RAIN
IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES. COOL AND HUMID WEATHER
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ON THURSDAY.

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

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE EVENING.
                    SHOWERS AND RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT WITH AN
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE.
CWR (>0.25")........35 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH THIS EVENING...
                    RISING OVERNIGHT 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10-15 MPH.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 4 TO 7
                    MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...BECKY DOLAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090902.DEERF.01/SEW