FNUS76 KSEW 271911 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR TA6 PRAIRE...FEDERAL AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1111 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 PST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION....HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL PROVIDE SUNSHINE TODAY BUT UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD CLOUDS AND RAIN INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR MASS FOR ANOTHER MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH MORE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. WARMER BUT CONTINUED WET WEATHER IS LIKELY LATE THIS WEEK. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WIND. $$ FORECASTER...MICHALSKI REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.TA6PR.01/SEW