FNUS76 KSEW 200149
FWSSEW

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST
THROUGH TUESDAY PROVIDING DRY WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A
QUICK HITTING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
WEDNESDAY 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 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 LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
FREEZING LEVEL 8000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 7000 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.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 6000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FELTON
REQUESTED BY...DON SVETICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091019.CARAC.02/SEW