FNUS76 KSEW 181801
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG ROCK 2...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1101 AM PDT THU JUL 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1029 PDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...LINGERING MARINE LAYER CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
LOWLANDS THIS MORNING BEFORE TO CLEARING OUT AROUND NOON TODAY.
STRATUS WILL NOT RETURN OVERNIGHT FOR THE MOST PART. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ALOFT WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...LEADING TO CLEAR SKIES AND
ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS
3 TO 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BOWER
REQUESTED BY...BECKY DOLAN DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130718.BIGRO.01/SEW