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SPOT FORECAST FOR 2ND DIVISION FIRE TRAINING...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
830 AM PDT WED JUL 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP UPPER LOW CENTER OVER VICTORIA BRITISH
COLUMBIA WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS LOW
WILL MAINTAIN THE COLDER AND MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS
INTO THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AROUND TODAY
WHICH WILL BE CAPABLE OF DROPPING A QUICK 0.05-0.15 INCHES OF
RAIN IF YOU TAKE A DIRECT HIT. AT 830 AM THERE WAS A LINE OF
BROKEN UP SHOWERS ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF OLYMPIA MOVING EAST ABOUT
10 MPH THAT COULD AFFECT THE FIRE AREA IN 3 HOURS IF IT HOLDS
TOGETHER.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110713.2NDDI.01/SEW