FNUS76 KSEW 250358
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA ROAD...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
858 PM PDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2038 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOVER OVER THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INTO EASTERN
WASHINGTON DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A STRONG MARINE PUSH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
GIVING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AS
TEMPERATURES DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE MARINE PUSH WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A SEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER 10 PM THIS
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 9-14 MPH AROUND 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH AROUND 3 PM..
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WIND 8-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ALBRECHT
REQUESTED BY...NICOLE ANDERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100824.CALIF.01/SEW