FNUS76 KSEW 221527 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE RESEARCH...FT LEWIS FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 827 AM PDT WED SEP 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A DRY DAY TODAY. THE HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH FROM LATE MORNING ONWARD AND ANY FOG IN THE AREA WILL BURN OFF THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS. THE FLOW WILL BECOME ONSHORE LATER TODAY SO THE EXPECTATION IS THE LIGHT WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE EVENING HOURS. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SOME MORNING CLOUDS THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. VALLEY FOG BURNING OFF MID TO LATE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW. .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100922.COYOT.01/SEW