FNUS76 KSEW 091358
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH POINT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
658 AM PDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0643 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 TODAY AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR LIGHTER...MORE TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS...AS WELL AS THE SLOW
DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE ONSHORE FLOW. WHILE THIS WESTERLY SHIFT IN
FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SOME INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN
AREAS...IT WILL BE OFFSET BY THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBILITY OF LOW-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS SETTING UP DUE TO
THE LENGTH OF TIME THE HIGH HAS BEEN OVERHEAD. THESE INVERSIONS
MAY IMPACT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN BY THURSDAY...RESULTING 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST UP TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...3 OR VERY LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTH WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 RIDGETOP...........EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
 RIDGETOP...........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....5 OR MODERATE.
                    HIGH-LEVEL...4 OR LOW.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMR
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN WOLVERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.SOUTH.01/SEW