FNUS76 KSEW 071936 FWSSEW SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR STREAM...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1236 PM PDT SUN OCT 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1225 PDT ON OCTOBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE. .DISCUSSION...THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EAST WINDS HAS MOVED OUT OF POSITION...ALLOWING FOR A SLOW RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OF THE WEATHER FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THIS WEEK...RESULTING IN CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN THE SECOND HALF OF THE UPCOMING WEEK...WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION BY THE WEEKEND. FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST UP TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE. .COLUMBUS DAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...SMR REQUESTED BY...TODD RANKIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121007.FOURS.01/SEW