FNUS76 KSEW 091823
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES SAR...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1123 AM PDT THU SEP 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1051 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST AIR MASS AND LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP
SKIES GENERALLY CLOUDY OVER MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK TODAY...
THOUGH WE SHOULD HAVE OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AT 11 AM A BROKEN TO OVERCAST CLOUD DECK WITH BASE AT 3500 FT
COVERED THE AREA...AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A HIGHER THINNER
DECK AROUND 8000 FT. THE LOWER DECK SHOULD GRADUALLY LIFT AND
BREAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH CLOUD COVER BECOMING
BROKEN TO SCATTERED AT 4500 FT AND BROKEN TO OVERCAST AT 8000 FT
FOR THE HOURS 2 PM TO 10 PM.

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
IT SHOULD AMOUNT TO NO MORE THAN 0.02 INCH. MOST LIKELY IT WILL
REMAIN DRY.

WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY 8 TO 16 KT...BUT AFFECTED BY LOCAL TERRAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKS IN THE CLOUD
                      COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 AT GREENWATER
                      AND 48 AT LAKE JAMES.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...DOUG MCDONNAL
REQUESTED BY...JOHN FEEKES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100909.LAKEJ.02/SEW