FNUS76 KSEW 052201
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE  2...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
301 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1438 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY NORTHEAST WIND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PDT THIS FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL QUICKLY EASE AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING...WITH A COLD FROSTY NIGHT AND EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY
EXPECTED. ON SATURDAY ONCE THE NIGHTTIME INVERSION BREAKS AROUND
1100...A DRY NORTHEAST WIND WILL QUICKLY KICK IN...CAUSING
HUMIDITY TO FALL REMARKABLY FAST WITH MILD AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES.
ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE ONGOING NORTHEAST WIND EVENT IN THE SHELTON
AREA.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY THIS
                    EVENING...EASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 300 FT AGL AROUND
                    SUNSET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...
                    DECREASING TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM WIND IN THE MORNING.
                    AROUND 1100...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 10
                    MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 11 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS
3 TO 6 MPH.
.COLUMBUS DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 3 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...CHAD PICKERING FBAN T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121005.POWER.02/SEW