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SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 14...JB LEWIS-MCCHORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
853 AM PDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST IS EXPECTED
TO BUILD ONSHORE THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING A DRIER AND WARMER AIR
MASS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW DIGGING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA
IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO OFF THE COAST SUNDAY BEGINNING A COOLING
TREND WITH AN INCREASE IN AIR MASS MOISTURE BY MONDAY. THE ODDS
FOR ANY WETTING RAIN ARE QUITE LOW INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY NOON.                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.                  THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

DAN...IF YOU NEED FORECAST ELEMENTS FOR THE WEEKEND...PLEASE LET ME
KNOW OR CALL ME. I AM GUESSING YOU ARE OFF OVER THE WEEKEND.

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FORECASTER...BUEHNER
REQUESTED BY...DAN LEEPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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