FNUS76 KSEW 101539
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUTS OUT SE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
839 AM PDT FRI SEP 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A FLAT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PASS OVER WESTERN
WASHINGTON TODAY...CAPPING THE COOL AND HUMID LOW-LEVEL AIR MASS
WITH A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AROUND 7000 FEET MSL.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A SPRINKLE POSSIBLE. A FEW SUN
                    BREAKS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT REMAINING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXED
                    LAYER TOPPED BY STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100910.SCOUT.01/SEW