FNUS76 KSEW 141938
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR EMMONS SAR...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1238 PM PDT TUE JUN 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1202 PDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MARINE LAYER CLOUD TOPS WERE
NEAR 8000 FEET MSL AND WILL REMAIN NEAR THAT LEVEL FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
MOVE PAST MOUNT RAINIER...THICKENING AND DEEPENING THE CLOUD DECK
TO NEAR 9000 FEET MSL BY SUNRISE...THEN 10 THOUSAND FEET MSL LATER
ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE TROUGH MOVES BY...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAIN...PEAKING IN STRENGTH LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BROKEN CLOUD LAYER BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000
                    FEET MSL...MOSTLY SUNNY ABOVE.
CWR (>0.25")........0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 DEGREES AT 9000 FEET.
                    18 DEGREES AT 14000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........9000 FEET MSL...WEST 15-20 KNOTS.
                    14000 FEET MSL...WEST 25 KNOTS...INCREASING
                       TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUD AND FOG LAYER FILLING IN AND GRADUALLY
                    DEEPENING TO 9000 FEET MSL BY SUNRISE. LIGHT
                    SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES WITHIN AND
                    BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER. MOSTLY CLEAR ABOVE 9000
                    FEET MSL.
CWR (>0.25")........15 PERCENT AT AND BELOW 9000 FEET MSL.
                    0 PERCENT ABOVE 9000 FEET MSL.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20 DEGREES AT 9000 FEET.
                    12 DEGREES AT 14000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT WITHIN AND BELOW CLOUD LAYER.
                    40 PERCENT ABOVE CLOUD LAYER.
WIND (20 FT)........9000 FEET MSL...WEST 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING...
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
                    14000 FEET MSL...WEST 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING...
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......UP TO 0.12 INCHES (LIQUID) BELOW 9000 FEET MSL.
                    ZERO PRECIP ABOVE 9000 FEET MSL.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........OVERCAST FOG AND CLOUD LAYER DEEPENING TO
                    10 THOUSAND FEET MSL. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    WITHIN AND BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER. MOSTLY CLEAR
                    ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET MSL.
CWR (>0.25")........15 PERCENT AT AND BELOW 10000 FEET MSL.
                    0 PERCENT ABOVE 10000 FEET MSL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24 DEGREES AT 9000 FEET.
                    8 DEGREES AT 14000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT WITHIN AND BELOW CLOUD LAYER.
                    35 PERCENT ABOVE CLOUD LAYER.
WIND (20 FT)........9000 FEET MSL...NORTHWEST-NORTH 15-20 KNOTS.
                    14000 FEET MSL...NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS...
                       DECREASING TO 30 KNOTS LATE AFTERNOON.
PRECIP AMOUNT.......UP TO 0.05 INCHES (LIQUID) BELOW 10 THOUSAND
                    FEET MSL. ZERO PRECIP ABOVE 10 THOUSAND
                    FEET MSL.


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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...MATT MEDFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110614.EMMON.02/SEW