FNUS76 KSEW 201804
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR REFRESHER TEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1104 AM PDT MON JUN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 PDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGHER PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN
WITH AREAS OF MORNING CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO PARTLY OR MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH TUESDAY.
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER
TROUGH.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800-4400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-5200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...MERCER
REQUESTED BY...JEROD KIDD
TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST
.TAG 20110620.REFRE.02/SEW