FNUS76 KSEW 171504
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-5 STORY RD...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
804 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...WE SHOULD HAVE A NEAR REPEAT OF YESTERDAY
TEMPERATURE...HUMIDITY AND WIND WISE OVERALL. THE SITE ELEVATION
THAT WAS ENTERED IS 300 FEET...HOWEVER IT PLOTTED ON THE MAP AT
NEAR THE TOP OF THE HILL AT 380 FEET WITH A SOUTH ASPECT. I TOOK
THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH THE WIND FORECAST. IF IT IS HILLTOP
THE SPEED WILL BE A TOUCH HIGHER.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 5300 FT
                    AGL AT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH MID TO
                    LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING LIGHT DURING THE
                    MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110817.TA5ST.01/SEW