FNUS76 KSEW 211438
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER WEIR...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
738 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WAS MOVING ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING AND WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY...POSSIBLY MIXING BRIEFLY WITH
WET SNOW THIS MORNING.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON...
                    UNSTABLE ABOVE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13-17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO
                    LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110421.UPPER.01/SEW