FNUS76 KSEW 221629 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYNARD REPEATER SITE...USFS OLYMPIC NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 929 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 PDT ON OCTOBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL BRUSH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY FOR INCREASED CHANCES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT CROSS THE AREA MIDDAY FRIDAY FOR STEADY RAIN AND BREEZY CONDITIONS. AFTER ANOTHER WEAK TRANSITORY RIDGE WILL PRODUCE DRIER WEATHER OM SATURDAY. THEN A VIGOROUS FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER PATTERN EARLY NEXT WEEK. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................LESS THAN 10%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55. MIN HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 4 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.35 INCHES. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING CHANGING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................90 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-54. MIN HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHERLY 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHERLY 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.76 INCHES. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SNOW LEVEL 4700 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. .SUNDAY... RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. FREEZING LEVEL 7500 FEET. SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY... SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SNOW LEVEL 4800 FEET. WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PRANGE REQUESTED BY...DON SVETICH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091022.MAYNA.02/SEW