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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY PRAIRIE...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
714 AM PDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A BRIEF PERIOD OF UPPER RIDGING IS EXPECTED
TODAY...THEN THE TAIL END OF AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BRUSH BY
TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MILD AND SUNNY AFTERNOON. THAT WILL
BE FOLLOWED BY A SHALLOW MARINE PUSH TONIGHT...USHERED IN BY A
PERIOD OF ENHANCED WEST WINDS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
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 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 10 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 5000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL OR LESS
                    LATE THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...MASON MCKINLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110901.ROCKY.01/SEW