FNUS76 KSEW 231458
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MYTKINA...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
758 AM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL QUICKLY RE-BUILD OVER THE
AREA TODAY WITH A LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TODAY WILL BE A NORMAL LATE SUMMER DAY WITH RESPECT
TO TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITY VALUES AND WINDS.

TONIGHT A LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL HAVE DEVELOPED WITH A LIGHT
NORTHEAST SURFACE WIND AND SOMEWHAT STRONGER NORTHEAST TRANSPORT
WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CLEAR SKIES...SLIGHTLY WARMER LOW
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

A RATHER STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION LATER
THURSDAY...USHERING IN COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR MASS THAT WILL
LINGER INTO NEXT WEEKEND.  THIS FEATURE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO GENERATE
STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN WASHINGTON
INCLUDING ZONE 662 LATE IN THE DAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG OTHERWISE
                    SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO
                    5 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100823.MYTKI.01/SEW