FNUS76 KSEW 061506
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR RTA SOUTH...FORT LEWIS-MCCHORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
806 AM PDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE PUSHING UP FROM THE SOUTH TODAY COULD
TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY OVER AND NEAR THE CASCADES
BUT COULD PRODUCE A LIGHT SHOWER OR TWO ELSEWHERE THIS MORNING.
BUT IN GENERAL...ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY
LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. COOLER MARINE AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE
INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WEEK
AHEAD WILL GIVE MORNING CLOUDS...AFTERNOON SUN...AND SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES.


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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOWER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120806.RTASO.01/SEW