FNUS76 KSEW 281501
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-23 PIPELINE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
801 AM PDT THU JUL 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING TODAY WILL PROVIDE A SUNNY
DAY OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND A WARMING TREND OVER RECENT DAYS.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH TODAY TO ALLOW A NORTHERLY BREEZE
TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING AT 3800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. STABLE
                    ABOVE THE MIXED LAYER.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    WEST 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110728.TA23P.01/SEW