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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINERAL BLOCK...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
347 PM PDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1541 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PREVALENT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE FIRE SITE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY
AND AGAIN TOMORROW. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHTER...MORE TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS...AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED EASTWARD PUSH OF ONSHORE
FLOW. THIS WESTERLY SHIFT IN FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SOME INCREASE IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS WELL AS AREAS OF PATCHY FOG DURING THE
MORNING HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN BY THURSDAY
WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND A CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION FOR THE WEEKEND.

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

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID=LEVEL....4 OR LOW.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMR
REQUESTED BY...RUSSEL WILSTEAD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.MINER.01/SEW