FNUS76 KSEW 241755
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA -8 PINE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1055 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS
WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY...RESULTING IN SOME CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF
LIGHT DRIZZLE ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING.  AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
SHOULD BE 9 TO 12 DEGREES COOLER ACROSS THE INTERIOR THAN YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.  EXPECT ONSHORE FLOW TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY FOR
PRIMARILY NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS AS WELL AS NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.

NOTE...THE MCCHORD AFB AND GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD OBSERVATIONS WERE 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.........LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY BY MID AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-634 AT IGNITION..MAX 67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION
                    BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
       HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
.TONIGHT...
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090924.TA8PI.01/SEW