FNUS76 KSEW 251439
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 93...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
739 AM PDT MON JUL 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH IS MOVING ONSHORE TODAY WITH A FAIR
AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM...GENERATING SOME
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
FIRE AREA WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STORMS
ARE SMALL...WIDELY SCATTERED AND FAIRLY QUICK MOVING SO ANY
ASSOCIATED RAIN WILL BE SHORT LIVED ALTHOUGH POTENTIALLY HEAVY.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...MAINTAINING A SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST BREEZE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAXIMIZED DURING THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY THIS
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF A SHOWER THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................29 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110725.RANGE.01/SEW