FNUS76 KSEW 242335
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRUND SAR...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
435 PM PDT SUN JUN 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1605 PDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE SHOWERS INTO
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK THROUGH MONDAY. THE AIR MASS IS MOIST AND
UNSTABLE WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY.

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

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS AROUND THE MOUNTAIN SUNDAY EVENING SCATTERING OUT
                    OVERNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING. CLOUD DECK
                    WITH A BASE AROUND 9000 FEET AND TOPS NEAR 13000 FEET
                    FORMING AROUND 1500 UTC AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
                    REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. BASE OF THE CLOUD DECK
                    LOWERING DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.                    THUNDERS
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURE AT RECOVERY SITE 1500 UTC AROUND 26.
                    MAX TEMP IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 31.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE HELIBASE. WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHEASTERLY 10 KNOTS AROUND 8000 FEET AND SOUTH
                    SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 20 KNOTS AT 10000 FEET.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...FELTON
REQUESTED BY...TOM PAYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120624.SCHRU.02/SEW