FNUS76 KSEW 062002
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE  2...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
102 PM PDT SAT OCT 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1243 PDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY EAST WIND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN SPEED A BIT
MORE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS EAST WIND PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO
END TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WHILE EASTERLY WINDS MAY BE PRESENT
TOMORROW MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEY WILL NOT REACH SPEEDS
THAT MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE EXCELLENT ONCE AGAIN AS COLD
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE SHELTON
AREA. LOW HUMIDITY WITH LOW-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PREVAIL FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK AHEAD.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SMR
REQUESTED BY...CHAD PICKERING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121006.POWER.01/SEW