FNUS76 KSEW 071437
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
737 AM PDT SUN OCT 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0705 PDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR EAST WINDS THE PAST FEW
DAYS WILL SHIFT ITS POSITION...RESULTING IN LESS EAST WINDS TODAY
AND A SHIFTING OF UPPER LEVEL WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FACTOR OVER THE FIRE SITE
AND THUS RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS AS WELL AS CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF
THIS WEEK. LOW-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED GIVEN
HOW LONG HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEEN OVER THE AREA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN AFTER MIDWEEK...WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN
ENTERING THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

 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 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3
                    TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

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FORECASTER...SMR
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121007.SOUTH.01/SEW