FNUS76 KSEW 231454
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-5 STORY ROAD...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
754 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.........A FEW MORNING LOW CLOUD AND PATCHY FOG
                    OTHERWISE SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO
                    5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 3 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100823.TA5ST.01/SEW