FNUS76 KSEW 141721
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG ROCK...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1021 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1058 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THE
REST OF THIS WEEK. RAIN THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO SHOWERS MIDDAY AS
A FRONT MOVES THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON. ANOTHER SYSTEM...A WARM
FRONT...WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT.. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON
FRIDAY AS THE TRAILING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT
COULD STALL OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON INTO SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING
EAST. THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN THIS MORNING CHANGING TO SHOWERS
                    THIS AFTERNOON...HEAVY AT TIMES.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS 12 TO 17
                    MPH WITH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WITH THE HEAVIER
                    RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.25.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS...HEAVY AT
                    TIMES...OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    18 TO 22 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
                    HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........72-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20
                    MPH AT TIMES.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. FREEZING
LEVEL 9700 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
FREEZING LEVEL 9300 FEET. NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8
MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...SARAH STEFFEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091014.BIGRO.01/SEW