302  
FNUS76 KSEW 202311  
FWSSEW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA SAR...OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
411 PM PDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 PDT ON MAY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (206) 526-6095, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT AND AROUND  
THE INCIDENT SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT CEILINGS TO  
REMAIN AROUND 4500-5500 FT THIS EVENING, THOUGH TEMPORARILY LOWER  
AS HEAVIER SHOWERS PASS THROUGH. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED  
THROUGH THIS EVENING IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHOWERS. RAIN CHANCES  
DECREASE OVERNIGHT, BUT A LOWER CLOUD DECK IS EXPECTED TO REFORM  
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH AROUND MID-MORNING. CEILINGS  
LIKELY LIFT TO AROUND 4500 FEET AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
CEILING ............AROUND 5000 FT, EXCEPT LOWER IN SHOWERS.  
VISIBILITY..........6-8 MILES, OCCASIONALLY LOWER IN SHOWERS.  
 
TIME (PDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........71 65  
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RN  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 50  
TEMP............43 44  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10  
SURFACE WND GST.20 18  
CEILING (KFT)...5.7 7.4  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (40-65 PERCENT) CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT BEFORE 2100, DECREASING OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CEILING.............5500-7500 FT IN THE EVENING, LOWERING TO AROUND  
1500 FT AFTER 0200 WEDNESDAY.  
VISIBILITY..........8-10 MILES THIS EVENING, DECREASING TO 7 MILES  
EARLY MORNING.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........57 50 39 36 29 25 25 28 48 50 52 63  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 20 20  
TEMP............43 42 41 38 36 35 35 35 34 34 34 34  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 9 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.17 15 14 13 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 6  
CEILING (KFT)...6.5 8.2 7.9 4.6 6.9 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.9 3.8 2.4 0.9  
VISIBILITY (SM).8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 7  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
CEILING.............AROUND 1500 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING, INCREASING  
TO AROUND 3500-4500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VISIBILITY..........7 TO 10 MILES.  
 
TIME (PDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........73 80 75 73 75 76 80 71 63 65 79 85  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............33 35 36 37 39 40 41 43 44 44 45 45  
SURFACE WND DIR.N NE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.6 6 7 7 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 9  
CEILING (KFT)...0.8 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.6 4.1 3.2 3.4  
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...CULLEN  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN WATSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2514372.0/SEW  
.DELDT 05/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN_WATSON@NPS.GOV  
 
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