FNUS76 KSEW 171522
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-6...FT LEWIS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
822 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WESTERLY WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 900 FT RISING TO NEAR 3000 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING BECOMING WEST NEAR
                    5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH DURING THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NEAR 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH
                    DURING THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...CERNIGLIA
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120717.TA6__.01/SEW