FNUS76 KSEW 081441
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 88...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
741 AM PDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A HEAVY MARINE INFLUENCE WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY
WITH A GRADUAL LIFTING OF THE CLOUDS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND
A SLOW BREAKOUT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SO EXPECT A SLOW WARM UP AND
GRADUAL DROP IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
THEN BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AFTER THE SUN BREAKS THROUGH AND
BEGINS TO WARM THINGS UP.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0%.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110808.RANGE.01/SEW