FNUS76 KSEW 090459
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HUMP...USFS OLYMPIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
959 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2132 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...THE OLYMPICS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM AND DRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION NEAR 2000 FEET. A
THERMAL PRESSURE TROUGH WILL TRY TO BUILD INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON SAT
INTO SUN...BUT MAY NOT SHARPEN UP AS MUCH AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
THEREFORE...NOT EXPECTING AS MUCH ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY OVER THE
WEEKEND...AND AT THIS POINT WILL LIKELY NOT REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE ONWARDS...WITH TEMPS TRENDING BACK
TOWARD NORMAL.

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

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WIND BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
3 TO 6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
3 TO 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WINDS
3 TO 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MICHALSKI
REQUESTED BY...B FAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.BIGHU.01/SEW