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SPOT FORECAST FOR 444TH FIRE...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
332 PM PDT FRI JUL 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1509 PDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA
WILL BRUSH WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE
A GRADUAL COOLING TREND ACROSS THE FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. INCREASED ONSHORE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL
RESULT IN RISING HUMIDITY AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES MOST NOTICEABLE
BY SUNDAY.

 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 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 4000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...EASING TO LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE WIND AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE THAT FOG OR STRATUS
                    WILL BRIEFLY REACH THE LOWER END OF THE FIRE BETWEEN
                    5 AM AND 10 AM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL BY 11 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW.

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FORECASTER...MERCER
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK FRAME  FIRE OPS MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130726.444TH.01/SEW