FNUS76 KSEW 081959
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK PATCH BURN...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1259 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...TURNING DRIER AND BREEZY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...THE TAIL END OF A SOUTHEAST-MOVING COLD FRONT WILL
BRUSH BY TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...A COOL AND DRY CONTINENTAL
AIR MASS WILL SPREAD OVER THE BURN LOCATION ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTY NORTH-NORTHEAST WIND.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3700 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...GUSTING TO 18
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...CLAIRE BARRETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091008.OAKPA.01/SEW