FNUS76 KSEW 071438
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-10 PINE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
738 AM PDT THU JUL 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A MODERATELY STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA TODAY WITH FAIRLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. THE HEAVY CLOUD COVER
WILL SLOWLY LIFT AND BREAK UP SOME THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A FEW
PATCHES OF DRIZZLE WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN AREA AND THAT IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE NORTH...HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL THREAT OF
A PASSING LIGHT SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A STEADY BREEZE
OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE STRENGTHENING
ONSHORE FLOW.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH SOME SUN BREAKS
                    DEVELOPING ABOUT/BY MID AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A LIGHT SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH RISING TO
                    4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUING THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110707.TA10P.01/SEW