FNUS76 KSEW 041506
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUTS OUT NORTH...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
806 AM PDT WED AUG 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH THE
MAIN RESULT FOR THE FIRE AREA BEING LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND AN
EARLIER BURN OFF OF THE SHALLOW LOW STRATUS AND FOG LAYER. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
NOT AFFECT THE LOWLANDS TODAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS AND STRATUS BURNING OFF LATE THIS
                    MORNING THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH LATE THIS EVENING THEN SOUTHWEST 1
                    TO 3 LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL THIS
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100804.SCOUT.01/SEW