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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 87...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
746 AM PDT WED JUL 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND A DEEP MARINE LAYER WILL
PERSIST OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. A BRIEF SPRINKLE IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT NO MORE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
FOLLOWING A 1200 IGNITION TIME. SHOULD SEE MORE AND MORE SUN
BREAKS DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON AS THE SUN GRADUALLY
BURNS OFF THE MORNING CLOUDS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND AT IGNITION TIME...
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON...
                    VERY STABLE ABOVE THE MIXED LAYER.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH-NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...QUICKLY DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL
                    AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110727.RANGE.01/SEW