FNUS76 KSEW 151504
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR 13TH DIVISION WEST...FORT LEWIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
804 AM PDT TUE SEP 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...MORNING VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW MOSTLY MID AND
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVER THE PUGET SOUND REGION WITH PATCHY LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG ELSEWHERE. OVERALL SHOULD BE A DRY AND WARM DAY
ACROSS THE STATE.  A WEAKENING COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY JUST
OFFSHORE...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CLIP THE AREA LATER FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINNING
TO WILL BUILD SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR A PERIOD OF WARMER
AND DRIER WEATHER.

NOTE...OLYMPIA AIRPORT AND GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD OBSERVATIONS USED
IN MAKING THIS FORECAST.

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

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY....BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY
                    LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 66 AT IGNITIONS....MAX 73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHERLY 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
       HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT NORTHERLY 3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090915.13THD.01/SEW