FNUS76 KSEW 281741
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHRUND SAR...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1041 AM PDT THU JUN 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1024 PDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...IT WILL REMAIN WINDY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING TODAY
AS A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER
MOUNT RAINIER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WITH POOR VISIBILITY ON THE
MOUNTAIN THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY WITH RAIN AND POOR VISIBILITY.

SHOWERS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AND HIGH PRESSURE DRY WEATHER SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. A COOL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COULD REACH THE AREA
AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOLLOW:

.TODAY...HIGH CLOUDS THICKENING TO A MID LEVEL OVERCAST
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN BECOMING OBSCURED AS
A CAP CLOUD FURTHER DEVELOPS AND LOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60 AT PARADISE
AND SUNRISE...IN THE MID 30S AT MUIR...THE FREEZING LEVEL IS AROUND
11000 FEET. WINDY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR AND ABOVE
THE LEVEL OF CAMP MUIR.

.TONIGHT...RAIN DEVELOPING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 10000 FEET.
POOR VISIBILITY DEVELOPING ON THE MOUNTAIN AND CONTINUED WINDY
WITH SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 40 MPH AT AND ABOVE CAMP MUIR. A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL.

.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...PERIODS OF RAIN OR DRIZZLE WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH AT AND ABOVE MUIR.

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS DECREASING...PARTIAL CLEARING...MUCH LIGHTER WESTERLY
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH AT AND ABOVE MUIR.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS.

.OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...WINDS ALOFT INCREASING WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.




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FORECASTER...MIKE MCFARLAND 206-526-6085
REQUESTED BY...MARK MAGNUSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120628.SCHRU.01/SEW