FNUS76 KSEW 072354
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWERLINE 2...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
454 PM PDT SUN OCT 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1645 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR EASTERLY WINDS HAS
MOVED...ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME MORE INFLUENCED BY ONSHORE
FLOW. WHILE THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE FIRST
HALF OF THIS WEEK...RESULTING IN CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN. HIGH PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEK...WITH AN
INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND A POSSIBILITY FOR PRECIPITATION BY THE
WEEKEND.

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

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TOMORROW NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SMR
REQUESTED BY...CHAD PICKERING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121007.POWER.01/SEW