FNUS76 KSEW 041641
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS GIFFORD PINCHOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
941 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0821 PDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR DRY EAST WIND UNTIL 4 PM PDT ON
SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL PRESSURE TROUGH NEAR THE COAST AND COOL
HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN
EAST WIND BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY THROUGH THE CASCADES. THIS
PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY POOR
NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT ABOVE ANY
NIGHTTIME INVERSIONS. EAST WIND WILL DIE OFF ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT LOW HUMIDITY WITH LOW-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS
WILL THEN PREVAIL EARLY NEXT WEEK.

 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 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 11 TO 18 MPH. MORNING GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121004.SOUTH.01/SEW