FNUS76 KSEW 170128
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG HUMP...OLYMPIC NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
628 PM PDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1812 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS TO WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A
STRONGER AUTUMN-LIKE WARM FRONT ON SUNDAY MORNING WILL BRING THE
FIRST SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN OF EARLY FALL AND LOCALLY BREEZY
CONDITIONS. A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN
U.S. FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...BUT WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL BE NEAR
THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE
ABOVE NORMAL NEXT WEEK...WEATHER SYSTEMS TRAVELING AROUND THE
PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE COULD BRUSH WESTERN WASHINGTON WITH
SOME RAIN AROUND MID- WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL LOWERING TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FELTON
REQUESTED BY...ICT3 THOMPSON NEIL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110916.BIGHU.01/SEW