FNUS76 KSEW 131511
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WEIR N...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
811 AM PDT TUE JUL 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL START TO EXIT THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IN PLACE LATER
TODAY. THIS WILL HELP TO SCATTER OUT THE CLOUD COVER THIS
AFTERNOON AND START A WARMING TREND.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS AT IGNITION TIME WITH A MOSTLY
                    SUNNY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...
                    BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 6 MPH BY 1400 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    BECOMING NEARLY CALM AFTER 2100 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    200 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100713.SOUTH.01/SEW