FNUS76 KSEW 102120
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKOKOMISH PRAIRIE RESTORATION BURN...OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
220 PM PDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PREVALENT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE BURN SITE FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY
BEFORE BEGINNING TO BREAK DOWN TOMORROW. LIGHTER...MORE TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS...AS WELL AS CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE
TODAY BEFORE WINDS START TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE
UPCOMING PATTERN CHANGE. THIS WESTERLY SHIFT IN FLOW ALONG WITH
THE BREAKING DOWN OF THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS WELL AS AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING. ONCE HIGH PRESSURE HAS
EXITED THE AREA...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
RAINS TO WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE START OF
NEXT WEEK.

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

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMR
REQUESTED BY...KATY DRESSLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121011.SKOKO.01/SEW