FNUS76 KSEW 091556
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-10 PINE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
856 AM PDT TUE AUG 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN A FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUD
COVER AND COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. THERE IS A LARGE
HOLE IN THE CLOUD COVER FROM THE BURN AREA WEST TO OLYMPIA WHICH
WILL LIKELY FILL IN WITH ADDITIONAL SUNSHINE. THEN THE CLOUDS WILL
BREAK UP SOMEWHAT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. IF THE HOLE IN THE CLOUDS
REMAINS...THE FORECAST TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOO COOL AND THE RH
TOO HIGH AS THE FORECAST PLANS ON THE CLOUDS FILLING IN. WINDS
WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN
IS NEARLY THE SAME.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN.
CWR.................0%.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH AT IGNITION
                    INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110809.TA10P.01/SEW