FNUS76 KSEW 011210
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAVANAUGH...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
510 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0443 PDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST OFFSHORE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY GIVING MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
CASCADES AND CASCADE FOOTHILLS. THE NORMAL SUMMER ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN
WILL RETURN SUNDAY AS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SURFACE HIGH BECOMES DOMINANT.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    FOGGY CONDITIONS WITH
                    VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE THROUGH NOON.
                    CEILINGS LIFTING UP TO NEAR 4500 FEET MSL
                    AROUND 2 PM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-3200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
                    CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES LOWERING BACK DOWN
                    AFTER 11 PM WITH VISIBILITIES A MILE OR LESS BY 2 AM.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10%.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. FOGGY CONDITIONS WITH
                    VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT LEAST THROUGH NOON.
CWR.................34 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.24 INCHES.

$$
FORECASTER...FELTON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE JENNISON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.CAVAN.01/SEW