FNUS76 KSEW 151936 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR HYSPLIT TEST...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1236 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1255 PDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. ...THIS IS A TEST SPOT FOR HYSPLIT TRAINING... .DISCUSSION....ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... BRINGING A COOLING TREND TO WESTERN WASHINGTON AND INCREASING CLOUDS BY WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP THE WEATHER COOL WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND FOR DRY AND SOMEWHAT WARMER WEATHER. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................LESS THAN 10%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA REQUESTED BY...CARL CERNIGLIA TYPE OF REQUEST...TEST .TAG 20120515.HYSPL.01/SEW