FNUS76 KSEW 051730
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CREEK...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1030 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1002 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY EAST WIND IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST NEAR THE
COAST THROUGH SATURDAY...LEADING TO DRY EAST WIND. THE WIND TODAY
WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL
SETTLE DOWN DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS BUT THEN PICK UP AGAIN ON
SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE EAST WIND ON SATURDAY WILL BE A LITTLE
WEAKER THAN TODAY.

 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 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH...STRONGEST
                    EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 4000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH...STRONGEST IN THE
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
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 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL AROUND
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...STRONGEST IN
                    THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 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...JANET CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121005.ELKCR.01/SEW