FNUS76 KSEW 171528
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWIFT TA-21...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
828 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LOW JUST WEST OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA WILL
MAINTAIN A SOMEWHAT MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA
INTO THURSDAY FOR A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT
TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. TODAY WE WILL HAVE VARIABLE MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. SOUTHWEST ONSHORE FLOW WILL
INCREASE THIS EVENING RESULTING IN A SOUTHWEST BREEZE DEVELOPING.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WESTERLY AROUND
                    5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120717.SWIFT.01/SEW