FNUS76 KSEW 271623
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
923 AM PDT THU SEP 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0844 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PERSIST TODAY...KEEPING A
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IN PLACE AROUND 4000 FEET MSL.THIS WILL LEAD
TO STABLE AND MILD CONDITIONS BELOW THE INVERSION...WITH DRY AND
SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ABOVE THE INVERSION. THE UPPER RIDGE
WILL FLATTEN ON FRIDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN ONSHORE FLOW
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SUPPORTING A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS WITH WARM
AFTERNOONS. THE STRONG RIDGE WILL START TO BREAK DOWN AROUND NEXT
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY...LEADING TO A DAY OF POTENTIALLY CRITICAL
WIND AND HUMIDITY LEVELS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS ON THE SOUTH POINT
FIRE. LITTLE IF ANY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120927.SOUTH.01/SEW