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SPOT FORECAST FOR OP 2-23...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
754 AM PDT THU AUG 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF WEAK UPPER RIDGING TODAY WILL HELP
CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN SO...MODERATE ONSHORE
FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES AT OR A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL NORMS
TODAY. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHERLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BBECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY AROUND IGNITION TIME.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING AT 4700 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL EARLY THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO
                    LESS THAN 300 FT AGL BY LATE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH WIND AROUND 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110811.OP223.01/SEW