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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM CREEK...USFS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
243 PM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK WITH WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS
NEAR 4000 FEET TODAY WILL RISE LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR SCOURS OUT THE COLD AIR CURRENTLY
IN PLACE. SO...DAMP AND BREEZY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER EVEN
WETTER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY YET
ANOTHER SYSTEM ON FRIDAY.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO
                    20 MPH AT TIMES.
 UPR SLOPES/RIDGES..SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    28 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SNOW LEVEL..........6500 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.40 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING CHANGING TO SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................85 PERCENT.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 18 TO 25 MPH
                    AT TIMES.
 UPR SLOPES/RIDGES..SOUTH WINDS 22 TO 27 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH
                    AT TIMES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TOD 24 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
SNOW LEVEL..........5500 FEET.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.33 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. FREEZING LEVEL
9200 FEET. SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 8900 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8
MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. SNOW LEVEL 5900 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5
MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...DON SVETICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091014.TOMCR.01/SEW