FNUS76 KSEW 182328
FWSSEW

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1604 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARMER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE
EELLS HILL FIRE ON FRIDAY. WITH PREVAILING NORTH WINDS OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY...THE FIRE WILL BE CAUGHT IN A POCKET
OF LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS DOWNWIND OF THE OLYMPICS.

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

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW LOW CLOUDS OR PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT SUNRISE...INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL
                    BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DENISE DAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110818.EELLS.02/SEW