FNUS76 KSEW 031654 FWSSEW FNUS76 KSEW 031631 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE...MOUNT RAINIER NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 945 AM PDT SAT JUL 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0920 PDT ON JULY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST NWLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY WITH VARIABLE CLOUD COVER. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE AN OVERALL IMPROVING TREND THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...MULTIPLE CLOUD LAYERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT FLYING CONDITIONS AROUND MOUNT RAINIER TODAY. AN APPROACHING FRONT ON SUNDAY WILL BRING MORE CLOUD AND PRECIPITATION MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY LOWER SLOPES...PARTLY CLOUDY UPPER SLOPES. THIS MORNING'S LOWER CLOUD LAYER WILL GRADUALLY BREAK UP TODAY BUT WILL ALSO LIFT ALONG MOUNTAIN SLOPES FOR PATCHY IFR CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION A MID-LEVEL LAYER AROUND 5-7 KFT WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AT AND BELOW THIS ELEVATION. WHERE CLOUD LAYER RESTS AGAINST MOUNTAINSIDE EXPECT FOG/IFR AND POOR FLYING CONDITIONS. WITH NW WINDS 5-15 KT NEAR SUMMIT THE SRN SLOPES MAY REMAIN CLOUDIER THAN OTHER ASPECTS. BEST FLYING CONDITIONS LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING. FREE AIR WINDS...... 2500 FEET........VARIABLE 10 KT 10000 FEET........NORTHWEST 10 KT 14000 FEET........NORTHWEST 10-15 KT .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY LOWER SLOPES...MOSTLY CLEAR UPPER SLOPES. LOWER CLOUDS WILL STABILIZE AND FLATTEN OUT THIS EVENING WITH UPPER MOUNTAIN PRIMARILY CLEAR. FREE AIR WINDS...... 2500 FEET........VARIABLE 10 KT 10000 FEET........NORTHWEST 15 KT 14000 FEET........NORTHWEST 15-25 KT $$ FORECASTER...COLMAN REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HAMMONDS TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100703.UNTIE.01/SEW