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FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRUND SAR...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
504 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1326 PDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE AREA. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN DRY
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH HIGH CLOUDS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
AS A TROUGH MOVES CLOSER. EXPECT STRATUS TO REACH THE LOWER SLOPES BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH CLOUDS AT ALL LEVELS UP TO THE SUMMIT. SLOPES
BECOMING OBSCURED LATER TONIGHT AND OBSCURED ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...HIGH CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
WINDS 5000 FEET.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
WINDS 13000 FEET....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. MID AND HIGHER SLOPES MOSTLY OBSCURED.
                    SNOW LEVEL 11000 FEET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25 DEGREES.
WINDS 5000 FEET.....SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
WINDS 13000 FEET....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.05 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS. SLOPES OBSCURED ALL LEVELS.
                    SNOW LEVEL 9000 FEET.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
WINDS 5000 FEET.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
WINDS 13000 FEET....SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.31 INCHES.

$$
FORECASTER...MERCER
REQUESTED BY...STEFAN LOFGREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120621.SCHRU.02/SEW