FNUS76 KSEW 081454
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COYOTE BRIDGE...FORT LEWIS-MCCHORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
754 AM PDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A DEEP MARINE LAYER OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY WILL
CAUSE CLOUDS TO HANG ON STUBBORNLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...KEEPING
CONDITIONS COOLER AND MORE HUMID THAN NORMAL FOR EARLY AUGUST.
HOWEVER...THE DEPTH OF THE MARINE LAYER WILL ALLOW A DEEPER LAYER
OF MIXING THAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED ON MANY DAYS RECENTLY.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY AT IGNITION TIME. A FEW SUN BREAKS AFTER
                    1500 PDT.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...
                    BECOMING WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 4500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING
                    WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH THIS EVENING...
                    BECOMING NEARLY CALM BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL
                    LATE THIS EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120808.COYOT.01/SEW