Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Seattle, WA

103 
WWUS86 KSEW 092310
RFWSEW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
THROUGH SUNDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON
WILL SLOWLY MOVE DUE NORTH THIS WEEKEND...REACHING A LOCATION JUST
OFF THE WASINGTON COAST LATE SUNDAY. THE LOW CENTER WILL SUPPORT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE CASCADES AND EASTERN OLYMPIC
MOUNTAINS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...EASTERLY STEERING FLOW HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WEST INTO THE PUGET SOUND AND
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS AS WELL.

WAZ658-659-662-101600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL
RECREATIONAL AREA-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658...659 AND 662. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTH CASCADES... 
  AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NORTH CASCADE NATIONAL 
  PARK COMPLEX. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP OVER THE CASCADES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 
  TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE FREQUENTLY AT THE LEADING EDGE 
  OF A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
IN DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ654-655-101600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.130810T0100Z-130811T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 654 AND 655. THIS INCLUDES
  THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...AS WELL AS THE
  SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  OVER THE CASCADES THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY SPREADING WEST INTO
  THE LOWLANDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
  THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT ALMOST ANY TIME THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MOST COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF
  A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
IN DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ656-657-101600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.130810T0100Z-130812T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
SOUTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 656 AND 657. THIS INCLUDES
  LOCATIONS THAT ARE EAST OF I-5 AND BELOW 1500 FEET IN PIERCE...
  KING...SNOHOMISH...SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  OVER THE CASCADES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM TODAY THROUGH
  SUNDAY...POSSIBLY SPREADING OFF THE CASCADES INTO THE EASTERN
  PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF A
  THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
IN DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ661-101600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.130810T0100Z-130812T0400Z/
EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 661. THIS INCLUDES THE 
  EASTERN HALF OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS ANY TIME FROM THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE MOST ABUNDANT LIGHTNING 
  IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF A
  THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
IN DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

330 
WWUS86 KSEW 101556
RFWSEW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
856 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
THROUGH SUNDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW NEAR THE FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS
MORNING WILL SLOWLY MOVE DUE NORTH THIS WEEKEND...REACHING A
LOCATION JUST OFF THE WASINGTON COAST LATE SUNDAY. THE LOW CENTER
WILL BRING SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT...ALLOWING THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
DEVELOP OVER THE CASCADES TO MOVE WEST INTO THE LOWLANDS. IN
FACT...A NEAR-REPEAT OF LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTING IS POSSIBLE AGAIN
TONIGHT. THE AIR MASS WILL START TO DRY ON SUNDAY AFTEROON 

WAZ656>659-662-110000-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
SOUTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL
RECREATIONAL AREA-
856 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658...659 AND 662. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTH CASCADES... 
  AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NORTH CASCADE NATIONAL 
  PARK COMPLEX. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  OVER THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE
  LIGHTNING THREAT LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MORE
  THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE FREQUENTLY AT THE LEADING EDGE 
  OF A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE
  FIRE STARTS. HOWEVER...RAIN WITH LAST NIGHT'S THUNDERSTORMS
  LIKELY MOISTENED SOME FUEL BEDS ENOUGH TO LESSEN THE THREAT OF
  NEW FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ654-655-110000-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130811T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS-
856 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 654 AND 655. THIS INCLUDES 
  THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...AS WELL AS THE 
  SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...A NEAR-REPEAT OF LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTNING OUTBREAK
  IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THESTRONGEST WIND GUSTS MOST COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING 
  EDGE OF A THUNDERSTORM. 

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ661-110000-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0400Z/
EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
856 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 661. THIS INCLUDES THE 
  EASTERN HALF OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...A NEAR-REPEAT OF LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTNING
  OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THESTRONGEST WIND GUSTS COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF 
  A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

606 
WWUS86 KSEW 102255
RFWSEW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
355 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
THROUGH SUNDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST THIS AFTERNOON
WILL SLOWLY MOVE DUE NORTH...REACHING A LOCATION JUST OFF THE
WASHINGTON COAST LATE SUNDAY. THE LOW CENTER WILL BRING SOUTHEAST
FLOW ALOFT...ALLOWING THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP OVER THE
CASCADES TO MOVE WEST INTO THE LOWLANDS. IN FACT...A NEAR-REPEAT
OF LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTING IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. THE AIR MASS
WILL START TO DRY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE THUNDERSTORM
THREAT ENDING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ALL BUT THE NORTH CASCADES.

WAZ656>659-662-111600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
SOUTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL
RECREATIONAL AREA-
355 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658...659 AND 662. THIS 
  INCLUDES THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTH CASCADES... 
  AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL 
  PARK COMPLEX. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALREADY DEVELOPING AS OF 345
  PM ON SATURDAY ALONG THE CASCADE CREST EAST OF MOUNT RAINIER AND
  NEAR CHINOOK PASS. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND
  BLOSSOM...SPREADING NORTHWEST OFF THE CASCADE CREST EARLY THIS
  EVENING. OTHER STORMS WILL DEVELOP AND BLOSSOM LATER THIS
  EVENING FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE CASCADES...THEN SPREAD NORTHWEST
  OFF THE CREST. MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ON
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE CASCADES...REMAINING MORE
  CLOSELY CONFINED TO THE CASCADE CREST.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE FREQUENTLY AT THE LEADING EDGE 
  OF A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE
  FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ654-655-111600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130811T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS-
355 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 654 AND 655. THIS INCLUDES 
  THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...AS WELL AS THE 
  SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...A NEAR-REPEAT OF LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTNING OUTBREAK
  IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AFFECTING
  THE PUGET SOUND AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS FROM LATE THIS
  EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MOST COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING 
  EDGE OF A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ661-111600-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0400Z/
EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
355 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 661. THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN
  HALF OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.

* THUNDERSTORMS...A NEAR-REPEAT OF LAST NIGHT'S LIGHTNING OUTBREAK
  IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING EXPECTED
  FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WIND...THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. 
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS COMMONLY OCCUR AT THE LEADING EDGE OF 
  A THUNDERSTORM.

* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN DRY FUELS CAN CAUSE MULTIPLE 
  FIRE STARTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS...ALONG WITH
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES WILL WANT TO PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

724 
WWUS86 KSEW 111508
RFWSEW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
808 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013

WAZ656>659-662-111615-
/O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/
NORTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
SOUTHEAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS GENERALLY BELOW 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES GENERALLY ABOVE 1500 FEET-
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL
RECREATIONAL AREA-
808 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

MERELY ISOLATED LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...RAINFALL IN RECENT DAYS HAS MOISTENED FUELS TO THE
POINT WHERE THERE IS LESS CONCERN OVER NEW FIRE STARTS FROM ANY
ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING. LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED BEYOND TODAY...BUT THE WEATHER WILL GET WARMER AND DRIER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

WAZ654-655-111615-
/O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130811T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS-
808 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TODAY. THE WEATHER
WILL GET WARMER AND DRIER FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

$$

WAZ661-111615-
/O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130812T0400Z/
EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
808 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TODAY OR THIS
EVENING. THE WEATHER WILL GET WARMER AND DRIER FROM MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...WHILE AN UPPER LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE REGIME OF MORNING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON
SUNSHINE WILL PROBABLY RETURN NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...THE SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST ORIENTED UPPER RIDGE AXIS THAT
HAS BEEN OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS WEAKENED
AND SHIFTED EAST...WHILE AN UPPER LOW REMAINS ALONG THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. AS A RESULT LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT IS
DEVELOPING OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW THE CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN OVER OREGON THE PAST COUPLE DAYS TO SHIFT
NORTHWARD...BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WASHINGTON
CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON.

ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES AT LOW LEVELS...AND MARINE STRATUS HAS AGAIN
BEEN MOVING INLAND OVERNIGHT THROUGH THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND
THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. THE INTRUSION OF STRATUS EARLY THIS
MORNING IS LAGGING BEHIND ITS PROGRESS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND
ONSHORE FLOW IS A BIT WEAKER. S

THE SEATTLE AREA AND EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY
CLOUD-FREE THIS MORNING. STRATUS WILL COVER MUCH OF THE NORTH
INTERIOR...SOUTH PUGET SOUND AREA...AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AT DAY
BREAK AND GIVE WAY TO MAINLY SUNNY SKIES BY LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY.
THERE COULD BE MORE HIGH CLOUDS TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
APPROACHING CONVECTION...BUT MOSTLY SUNNY WORDING STILL LOOKS OKAY.
HIGHS TODAY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND SIMILAR TO
THURSDAY.

THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS...REACHING THE SOUTH OREGON COAST SATURDAY AND THE NORTH OREGON
COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
SPREAD NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY THEN
CONTINUE SUNDAY...AS WEAKLY DIFFLUENT SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT
CONTINUES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN THE
MOUNTAINS...SOUTH INTERIOR...AND NORTH INTERIOR...BUT THAT DETAIL IS
VERY HARD TO PIN DOWN. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL
FALL A BIT AND BE NEAR NORMAL.   MCDONNAL

.LONG TERM...THE UPPER LOW WILL BE OVER THE WASHINGTON OFFSHORE
WATERS MONDAY AND CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHWARD. ITS INFLUENCE ON
WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL WANE...LEAVING THE AREA UNDER WEAK SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BE DECENTLY ONSHORE MONDAY BUT
IT WILL EASE SOMEWHAT DURING THE WEEK...FOR A RETURN TO THE TYPICAL
SUMMER REGIME OF LATE NIGHT AND MORNING LOW CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO
SUNSHINE.   MCDONNAL

&&

.AVIATION...A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. AT THE
SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE WITH LOWER PRESSURE
EAST OF THE CASCADES.

STRATUS DECK OVER THE COAST...STRAIT...AND CHEHALIS VALLEY WITH CIGS
BLO 1000 FEET WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES 3-5SM IN FOG. STRATUS SHOULD
NOT MAKE IT TO SEATAC...BUT MIGHT MOVE SOUTH THROUGH ADMIRALTY INLET
AND COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT TO KPAE FROM THE N. THE STRATUS WILL BURN
OFF OVER THE INTERIOR BEFORE NOON AND ALONG THE COAST AROUND NOON
TODAY. THERE WILL BE A DEEPER AND MORE EXTENSIVE MARINE LAYER
TONIGHT AS WELL AS MORE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTH.

KSEA...STRATUS SHOULD NOT MAKING IT TO THE TERMINAL THIS MORNING...
IF IT DOES IT WILL NOT LAST LONG...MAYBE AN HOUR OR TWO. MAINLY JUST
SOME HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES THIS MORNING WITH AN INCREASE IN MID LEVEL
CLOUDS THIS EVENING. BETTER CHANCE FOR LOW CLOUDS SATURDAY MORNING.
13

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE WITH LOWER PRESSURE
EAST OF THE CASCADES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS PATTERN WILL
PRODUCE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEST WINDS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
STRAIT AT TIMES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS GENERALLY EACH EVENING.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS NOT BEEN POSTED YET...BUT WILL GO INTO
EFFECT WITH THE 9AM MARINE FORECAST. 13

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...UPDATED FROM INITIAL ISSUANCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON --
LOOKING AT A HIGH-CONFIDENCE LIGHTNING EPISODE FOR PARTS OF WRN WA
FROM THIS PM THROUGH AT LEAST SUN PM. EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVNG...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FIRE UP NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AS A
RESULT OF DAYTIME HEATING. THIS EVNG...THE STEERING FLOW ON THE NRN
PERIPHERY OF AN UPPER LOW WILL CARRY STORMS WEST OFF THE CENTRAL
CASCADES AND INTO THE SW INTERIOR LOWLANDS. BEYOND THAT...THE TIMING
AND DETAILS OF EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN...SO
DETAILS ARE LACKING BEYOND SAT MRNG OTHER THAN THE DIURNAL
CONVECTION OVER THE CASCADES. GIVEN FUELS EXCEEDING 90TH PERCENTILE
DRYNESS LEVELS (EXCEPT NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AFTER LAST WEEK'S
RAIN UP THERE)...HAVE ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN ZONES WITH
HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF RECEIVING LIGHTNING. OF COURSE...A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH OFTEN PRECEDED A RED FLAG WARNING...SIMILAR TO HOW A WINTER
STORM WATCH OFTEN PRECEDED A WINTER STORM WARNING. WITH NO ONGOING
LARGE FIRES IN WRN WA...THE MAIN FIRE-RELATED DANGER FROM LIGHTNING
IS ITS ABILITY TO START MULTIPLE FIRES AND STRETCH FIREFIGHTING
RESOURCES. HANER

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
     THE CASCADES...EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...THE SOUTHWEST
     INTERIOR LOWLANDS...AND THE EASTERN OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.
PZ...NONE.

&&

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