FNUS76 KSEW 021626 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR YOUNG HILL RX...NPS SAN JUAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 926 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 PDT ON OCTOBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...A SHOWER OR TWO REMAINS POSSIBLE ANYTIME FROM NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THE ODDS FAVOR DRY WEATHER AS YOU MOVE FURTHER OUT INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SUN BREAKS SHOULD MIX IN TODAY WITH ABOUT A 50/50 MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS BY MID- AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LOW STRENGTHENS NEAR THE COLUMBIA BASIN...BUT THEN DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW ON SATURDAY SHOULD FINALLY ELIMINATE THE CHANCE OF RAIN WITH MORE SUN BREAKS. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS. A BRIEF SHOWER IS POSSIBLE...BUT THE VASTY MAJORITY OF THE AFTERNOON SHOULD BE DRY. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 1400. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON...SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE ABOVE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SPRINKLES OR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL THIS EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH...STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 2100 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...HANER REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091002.YOUNG.01/SEW