FNUS76 KSEW 011817
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1029 AM PDT MON OCT 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0953 PDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OVER
THE NW PART OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON...THEN ACROSS THE
FIRE SITE THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE
TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATE THIS EVENING
WITH AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

OTHERWISE THIS WILL BE A DRY FRONT WITH JUST INCREASED CLOUD
COVER. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE SITE. NW FLOW ALOFT FROM
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OFFSHORE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
BRING A COOLER DRY AIR MASS OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND GENERALLY WEAK EASTERLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

 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 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH INCREASING
 TO WEST 12 TO 22 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...KAM
REQUESTED BY...RUSSELL WILSTEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.SOUTH.01/SEW