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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST ROCKY UNIT 1...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
629 AM PDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND WILL KEEP THE AIR MASS WARM AND DRY. ONSHORE FLOW LAST
NIGHT BROUGHT A SHALLOW LAYER OF MARINE AIR INLAND ALLOWING
STRATUS AND FOG TO FORM OVER THE BURN AREA OVERNIGHT. THE
STRATUS AND FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY AROUND 10 AM THIS
MORNING...WITH SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIR IS WARM ENOUGH
ABOVE THE SHALLOW MARINE LAYER SO THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
REACH THE LOWER 80S TODAY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY. AREAS OF
                    MORNING FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAM
REQUESTED BY...MASON MCKINLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110826.WESTR.01/SEW