FNUS76 KSEW 091443 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-6...FEDERAL AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 743 AM PDT MON JUL 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN A CONTINUATION OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR.................LESS THAN 10%. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MICHALSKI REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120709.TA6__.01/SEW