FNUS76 KSEW 262249
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIXON PILE BURN...USFS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
349 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS
FALLING TO PASS LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ON
WEDNESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF MOSTLY DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA. THE
NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN COLDER AIR WITH FALLING
SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS ABOVE
2500 TO 3000 FEET UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT OR LESS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT OR LESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. FREEZING
LEVEL 6300 FEET. WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. FREEZING
LEVEL 4100 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
FREEZING LEVEL 4000 FEET. SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRANGE
REQUESTED BY...SANDY HOFFMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.RIXON.01/SEW