FNUS76 KSEW 241521
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-15 NORTH 3...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
821 AM PDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE IN GENERAL CONTROL OF OUR
WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
TODAY WITH A FAIRLY QUICK WARM UP TO ABOVE NORMAL HIGH
TEMPERATURES. THE DEW POINT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BIT ELEVATED
WHEN COMPARED TO NORMAL BUT NOT AS MUCH AS YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL
HAVE THE TYPICAL SUMMER PATTERN OF LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT NORTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
TEMPERATURE.........72 AT IGNITION...MAX 82.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH
                    LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110824.TA15N.01/SEW