FNUS76 KSEW 042015
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR AIRPORT VIEW...NPS NORTH CASCADES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
115 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1237 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING SOME RAIN TO THE FIRE AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF A WETTING RAIN.

 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 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN FROM MID-EVENING ON.
CWR.................20%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING...HEAVIEST
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A BREAK IN THE RAIN
                    WITH A LITTLE SUNSHINE IS POSSIBLE AFTER 1600.
CWR.................60%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY 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 20090904.AIRPO.01/SEW