FNUS76 KSEW 161526
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCHORD FIELD...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
826 AM PDT MON JUL 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON
COAST GENERATING A MOIST AND UNSTABLE EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON. THUS ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME A BIT MORE
NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A THREAT OF A THUNDERSTORM.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WITH TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS
DEPENDING GREATLY ON THE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE THAT MANAGES TO SQUEEZE
THROUGH THE VARIABLE CLOUD COVER TODAY

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    MORE NORTHERLY 4 TO 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120716.MCCHO.01/SEW