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SPOT FORECAST FOR THREE LAKES FIRE...NPS MT RAINER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
727 PM PDT FRI SEP 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1914 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...RADAR SHOWS HIGH-BASED SHOWERS TRACKING NORTHEAST TOWARD
MOUNT RAINIER THIS EVENING BUT THESE CELLS ARE QUICKLY WEAKENING AS THE
SUN GOES DOWN. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL BRUSH THE REGION THIS WEEKEND FOR
SLIGHTLY COOLER CONDITIONS. EXPECT SLIGHTLY BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERY
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MICHALSKI
REQUESTED BY...GEOFF WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120914.THREE.01/SEW