FNUS76 KSEW 291430
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-14 PRAIRIE...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
730 AM PDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES
AND WARM AIR ALOFT OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY. THE WARMTH ALOFT WILL
SUPPORT STABLE CONDITIONS...WITH LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WILL BE WARMER
AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR LATE SEPTEMBER.

 FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING
 RAWS WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 1500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
                    A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION WILL CAP THE MIXED LAYER.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 0 FT AGL THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110929.TA14P.01/SEW