FNUS76 KSEW 042300
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK FORAGE 28...USFS MT BAKER-SNOQUALMIE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
400 PM PDT FRI NOV 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PDT ON NOVEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY...COOL AND
HUMID THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH LIGHT WESTERLY SURFACE FLOW AND LIGHT
WEST TRANSPORT WINDS. FOR SATURDAY...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE
LATE IN THE DAY BRINGING A THREAT OF SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW TO THE
AREA. WINDS WILL BEGIN LIGHT WESTERLY THEN SLACKEN OFF MID DAY AND
COME AROUND TO A LIGHT EAST FLOW LATE IN THE DAY AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.
CWR.................20%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WIND 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING LIGHT THEN EAST
                    1 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY STARKOVICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111104.ELKFO.01/SEW