FNUS76 KSEW 111320 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR SCATTER CREEK...WASHINGTON DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 620 AM PDT FRI SEP 11 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AS A THERMALLY INDUCED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST. SUNNY CONDITIONS AND WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL LEAD TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE REGION...NEAR DAILY RECORD HIGHS. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SHIFT INLAND ON SATURDAY WITH TEMPS STILL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE INTERIOR. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................LESS THAN 10%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MICHALSKI REQUESTED BY...E ROSENQUIST TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090911.SCATT.01/SEW