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SPOT FORECAST FOR TA 7S WEST...FORT LEWIS-MCCHORD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
858 AM PDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WITHIN THE ZONAL FLOW...A DISTURBANCE WAS BRUSHING BY
SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY...ENHANCING LOW-LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW
AND CLOUDS OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON. ON TUESDAY... HIGHER PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL LEAD TO A WARMING TREND...AND A CONSIDERABLY DRIER AIR
MASS WILL FILTER IN. IN ADDITION TO THE DRIER AIR MASS... GUSTY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING NORTHERLIES WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY THROUGH
THE PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...ENHANCING THE BURNING ENVIRONMENT DUE
TO THE BREEZINESS AND LOWER HUMIDITY.


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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING NEAR 6000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CLOUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130819.TA7SW.01/SEW