FNUS76 KSEW 180934
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR EELLS HILL...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0216 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLIGHTLY STRONGER MARINE INFLUENCE WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES
AND HUMIDITIES NEAR NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL
DISSIPATE BY NOON. LOW CLOUDS WILL REFORM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE AGIN FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE NOON.

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DEVELOP FOR THE WEEKEND FOR WARMER AND
DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BEYOND
THAT...MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH
OF THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE NORTHWEST. A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY...LEAVING OPEN
THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH
MONDAY.

 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.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS BECOMING SUNNY BEFORE NOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
                    TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

$$

FORECASTER...FELTON
REQUESTED BY...DENISE DAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.EELLS.01/SEW