FNUS76 KSEW 051441
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUTS OUT SW...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
741 AM PDT THU AUG 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW OVER THE REGION WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME
AN OPEN TROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL HELP TO LESSEN THE RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...A WARM AND SOMEWHAT
MUGGY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS.
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT WILL BRING IN MORE MARINE-
INFLUENCED AIR OVERNIGHT.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
                    SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE ABOVE THE MIXED LAYER.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 4 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 7 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 4 TO 6 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE
                    THIS EVENING.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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