FNUS76 KSEW 081445
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE 79...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
745 AM PDT MON AUG 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.
CWR.................0%.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH LEANING
                    MORE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE LATE
                    AFTERNOON HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 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.02/SEW