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FNUS76 KSEW 032123
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE...NPS MT RAINIER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
245 PM PDT SAT JUL 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1406 PDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN A NWLY
FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA. LOCAL AIR MASS IS WEAKLY UNSTABLE AND WITH
AFTERNOON HEATING THE MORNING CLOUD LAYERS HAVE GRADUALLY BROKEN UP
INTO SCT-TO-BKN CUMULUS LAYERS. MEANWHILE THE MID LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE HAVE DRIED. AS THE SUN LOWERS THIS EVENING EXPECT CLOUDS
TO FLATTEN AND DISSIPATE IN MANY AREAS. EXCEPT MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY IN NW FLOW.

A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE SUNDAY WITH A DEEPER LAYER OF
MOISTURE AND SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
TO BUILD MONDAY WITH FLOW TURNING OFFSHORE. MOUNTAINS WILL DRY OUT
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS LIKELY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN CLOUD FREE LATE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.


.THIS EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER........MOSTLY CLOUDY LOWER SLOPES...BECOMING GENERALLY
                   CLEAR UPPER SLOPES AS LOWER CLOUDS FLATTEN OUT AND MOVE AWAY FROM
                   THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF A FEW HOLES IN THE
                   LOWER CLOUDS THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING (POSSIBLY EXTENDING INTO
                   EARLY SUNDAY) HOLDS OUT THE HIGHEST HOPE FOR THE MOST FAVORABLE
                   FLYING CONDITIONS IN THE SHORT TERM. OVERNIGHT HIGHER LEVEL MOISTURE
                   WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND LOWER CLOUD LAYERS WILL SOLIDIFY.

FREE AIR WIND.....
                  2500 FEET......VARIABLE TO 10 KT
                  10000 FEET......NORTHWEST 15 KT
                  14000 FEET......NORTHWEST 15-25 KT

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY LOWER SLOPES...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY UPPER SLOPES. THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 9 KFT. ONCE THE CLOUDS CLOSE IN ON THE
                    MOUNTAIN WITH IFR CONDITIONS THE CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT BREAKS ARE
                    LOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT.

FREE AIR WINDS......
                    2500 FEET.......WEST WIND 10 KT
                    10000 FEET.......WEST WIND 15 KT
                    14000 FEET.......NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KT

$$
FORECASTER...COLMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HAMMONDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100703.UNTIE.02/SEW