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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEBALON...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
738 AM PDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WAS MOVING EAST
AND WEAKENING THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW A MARINE PUSH TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE BURN AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. A FEW HOURS OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
WITH SOME PASSING LOW CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.


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

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. TEMPERATURE FALLING BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101001.DEBAL.03/SEW