FNUS76 KSEW 221531
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRUND SAR...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
831 AM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0659 PDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WELL WEST OF THE WASHINGTON
COAST WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT
SLOWLY SLIDES SOUTH. MOISTURE HAS ALREADY INCREASED OVER THE AREA
WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND ONSHORE FLOW AT THE SURFACE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE
CASCADE CREST LATER TODAY. SHOWERS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN LOW CROSS
WESTERN WASHINGTON. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE DISTURBANCES AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH TIMING IN THE IMPULSES HAS HIGH
UNCERTAINTY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST STEERING WINDS MAY PUSH CELLS
DEVELOPING EAST OF THE CREST TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREST.

THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL HANG AROUND NEAR THE COAST INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

MOUNTAIN SITES (LONGMIRE...CAMP MUIR/SHURMAN...EMMONS GLACIER)
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SNOW LEVEL 10500 FEET FALLING TO 9500 FEET.
                    MOUNTAIN GENERALLY OBSCURED. CLOUD BASES NEAR
                    THE PARK 3000-4000 FEET MSL...LOWEST DURING
                    HEAVY SHOWERS.

MAX TEMPERATURE 2700 FEET.....58.
MAX TEMPERATURE 10000 FEET.....AROUND 37 (DROPPING THROUGH DAY).
MAX TEMPERATURE 13500 FEET.....AROUND 24.
LONGMIRE WIND...LIGHT TO WEST 10 MPH.
FREE AIR WIND 10000 FEET........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 MPH GUST 30.
FREE AIR WIND 13500 FEET........SOUTHEAST 30 MPH GUST 45.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.15 TO 0.30 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL
                    9000 FEET FALLING TO 7500 FEET. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MOUNTAIN
                    GENERALLY OBSCURED. CLOUD BASES NEAR THE PARK
                    2000-3000 FEET MSL. GENERAL LOWERING TREND OVERNIGHT.

MIN TEMPERATURE 2700 FEET.....46.
MIN TEMPERATURE 10000 FEET.....AROUND 28.
MIN TEMPERATURE 13500 FEET.....AROUND 15.
LONGMIRE WIND...LIGHT TO SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
FREE AIR WIND 10000 FEET........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.
FREE AIR WIND 13500 FEET........SOUTHEAST 25 GUST 35 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.15 TO 0.30 INCHES.

JBLM
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUD BASES AROUND 3500-4500 FEET
                    ...GENERALLY LOWERING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
WIND.......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.06 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CLOUD BASES 2000 TO 3000
                    FEET...GENERALLY LOWERING OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
WIND.......SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.06 INCHES.


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FORECASTER...DAMICO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN FEEKES
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120622.SCHRU.01/SEW