FNUS76 KSEW 141715
FWSSEW

SPOT FORECAST FOR HENSEL...WASHINGTON DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1015 AM PDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0954 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AND
TONIGHT. AN EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
CAUSE SHOWERS TO INCREASE OVER THE FIRE AREA FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A WETTING RAIN POSSIBLE. SHOWERS
WILL TAPER OFF ON THURSDAY... WITH A FEW SUN BREAKS BY LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A BRIEF SPRINKLE OF RAIN IS
                    POSSIBLE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR (>0.25")........10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND 3 MPH OR LESS
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....4 OR LOW
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW
LAL.................1 (NO LIGHTNING)
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY.
CWR (>0.25")........40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    UP TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW
LAL.................1 (NO LIGHTNING).
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.15 INCHES

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN
                    THE MORNING. SUN BREAKS EXPANDING LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MID-LEVEL....3 OR VERY LOW
                    HIGH-LEVEL...2 OR VERY LOW
LAL.................1 (NO LIGHTNING)
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...OLYMPIC REGION
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.HENSE.01/SEW