FNUS76 KSEW 240158
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
658 PM PDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1829 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGHER PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR DRY WEATHER. LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW
WILL MAINTAIN A MARINE LAYER UP TO 4500 FEET. THE AIR MASS ABOVE
THAT LEVEL WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR BUT MOISTURE BELOW 4500 FEET WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF STRATUS AND VALLEY FOG. A WEAK AND DECAYING
FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY A
SLIGHT RISK OF SOME SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES. WETTING RAINS
ARE NOT EXPECTED. HIGHER PRESSURE ALOFT WILL THEN AGAIN BUILD OVER
THE REGION MID WEEK FOR DRY WEATHER TUESDAY INTO MID WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SMOKE HAZE.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
    SLOPE/VALLEY....WEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WIND
                    1 TO 3 MPH AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SMOKE HAZE ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE WIND 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    WEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...MERCER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.SOUTH.01/SEW