FNUS76 KSEW 181500 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-15...FT LEWIS FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 800 AM PDT THU AUG 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON AUGUST 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...MARINE FOG AND STRATUS FLOATING AROUND THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE AROUND IGNITION TIME. A MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON IS THEN EXPECTED WITH SOME THIN HIGH CLOUDS OCCASIONALLY FILTERING THE SUNSHINE. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW. HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL BY LATE THIS EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT BY LATE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...HANER REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110818.TA15_.01/SEW