FNUS76 KSEW 171726
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAY CLIFF...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1026 AM PDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0957 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO SPOTTY SHOWERS AND
RAIN TODAY. A STRONGER AUTUMN-LIKE WARM FRONT WILL CAUSE THE RAIN
TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY STARTING THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL CAUSE A
SHALLOW LAYER OF EAST WIND THROUGH THE SKOKOMISH VALLEY THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...EVEN AS WINDS ON NEARBY RIDGES ARE GUSTY FROM THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THE BOTTOM OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE AN UPVALLEY
WIND SHIFT ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.



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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A FEW PASSING SHOWERS...INCREASING
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 2800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING.
CWR.................55 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.38 INCHES.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. STEADY RAIN IN THE MORNING...TAPERING
                    OFF TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SUN
                    BREAKS LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.53 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...BILL WAITS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110917.MAYCL.01/SEW