FNUS76 KSEW 191558
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARACO PILES...USFS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
858 AM PDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BREAK THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOME SUNSHINE
BOOSTING TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 50S. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY PROVIDING DRY WEATHER THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. A QUICK HITTING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR A 6-9 HOUR PERIOD OF RAIN THIS WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE AND DRY DAY THURSDAY. THE
PATTERN WILL REPEAT ITSELF THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH FRONTS MOVING
ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY...WITH A DRY DAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1600-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. FREEZING
LEVEL 8500 FEET. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 7200 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. FREEZING
LEVEL 9000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DON SVETICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.CARAC.01/SEW