FNUS76 KSEW 220127
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR EELS HILLS...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
627 PM PDT SUN AUG 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
TONIGHT...SO EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE EELLS
WILDFIRE AREA. HIGH CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA...AND LOW LEVEL
MARINE CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT FROM THE COAST VIA
THE CHEHALIS GAP.

A FRONT WILL SAG IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. AS IT DOES...
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY.
THIS SHOULD BRING A WETTING RAIN TO THE NORTH COAST...THE OLYMPICS
AND THE NORTH CASCADES ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT AND ITS
ASSOCIATED RAIN WILL DISSIPATE AS THEY MOVE FURTHER SOUTH IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON ON TUESDAY. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR OUT ON WEDNESDAY AS UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING REBOUNDS. A BRIEF MARINE PUSH IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...
THEN A WARM AND DRY FLAT UPPER RIDGE IS POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND.

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


SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....MISSING.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCDONNAL
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110821.EELSH.01/SEW