FNUS76 KSEW 142349 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUNG HILL RX...NPS OLYMPIC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 449 PM PDT MON SEP 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...SATELLITE LOOPS SHOWING MINIMAL CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON...JUST MAINLY A FEW SUN BREAKS AT TIMES. STILL APPEARS WARMER AND DRIER TUESDAY AS WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INLAND. WEDNESDAY BEGINS FAIRLY NICE BEFORE A WEAKENING FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST AND CROSSES WESTERN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL PASS ...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA...BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75. MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. HAINES MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW. HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0%. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MAX HUMIDITY........78-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SWITCHING TO LIGHT SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BY SUNRISE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND. HAINES MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW. HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS DURING THE DAY. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72. MIN HUMIDITY........53-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 4 TO 6 MPH. HAINES MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW. HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...PRANGE REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090915.YOUNG.01/SEW