FNUS76 KSEW 102131
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKOKOMISH PRAIRIE RESTORATION BURN...OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
231 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 BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TOMORROW. WINDS
WILL START TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TOMORROW AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING
PATTERN CHANGE. THE CONTINUED WESTERLY 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.

.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.....SOUTH 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.02/SEW