FNUS76 KSEW 031811
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSH CREEK COPPER RIDGE...NPS NORTH CASCADES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1111 AM PDT THU SEP 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT PASSED LAST NIGHT...BUT THE SHOWERS WILL BE DECREASING
AS A FAST-MOVING UPPER RIDGE BRIEFLY BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTH
CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN A PATTERN WITH FAST-MOVING
WEATHER FEATURES...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A
RISK...PARTICULARLY WITH PASSING SHOWERS OR IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AND MORE
HUMID WEATHER WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT TODAY AND ON THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AN EVEN WETTER FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE COAST SATURDAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE THROUGH 1400 PDT. OTHERWISE MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH PASSING FOG. A FEW MORE SUN BREAKS
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR (>0.25")........25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...GUSTING
                    EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 MPH. WIND SLOWLY
                    SUBSIDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR (>0.25")........5%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 0900 PDT...OTHERWISE
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (>0.25")........5%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...LESHA HASTINGS-SKAER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090903.BRUSH.01/SEW