FNUS76 KSEW 300046
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT FIRE...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
546 PM PDT SAT SEP 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1735 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN ON SUNDAY AND PEAK
IN STRENGTH ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THE DRY AIR MASS WILL YIELD CLEAR
SKIES TONIGHT WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS. FOR
SUNDAY...THIS WILL LEAD TO DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WITH A WARM
AND SUNNY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL START TO BREAK DOWN ON
MONDAY...WITH A PICKUP IN ONSHORE FLOW. ON TUESDAY...A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL DIVE OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA...FOLLOWED BY A COOL AND
DRY CONTINENTAL AIR MASS ON WEDNESDAY. AT FIRST...THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL RESULT IN FRASER OUTFLOW LATER TUESDAY...THEN DRY
EAST WIND OFF THE CASCADES AT TIMES FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST
WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KAM
REQUESTED BY...GIFFORD PINCHOT NF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120929.SOUTH.01/SEW