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SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOUTS OUT SOUTH A...FORT LEWIS-MCCHORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
754 AM PDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN A FAIRLY STABLE MARINE
LAYER OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...THOUGH MOST OF THE LOW-HANGING
MARINE CLOUDS WILL BURN OFF BEFORE IGNITION TIME. THE MIXED LAYER
WILL BE CAPPED BY A VERY STABLE LAYER ALOFT.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY IGNITION TIME.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...PEAKING NEAR
                    3300 FT AGL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING A
                    BIT MORE WESTERLY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 4 MPH BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120801.SCOUT.01/SEW