734  
FNUS76 KSEW 161224  
FWSSEW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RED MOUNTAIN...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
524 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.  
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.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG  
THE COAST THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY SHIFT INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING. THE RESULTING LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW WILL GIVE THE  
FIRE LOCATION A BREEZY, VERY DRY AND WARM DAY. WEAK LOW LEVEL  
ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY WITH THE THERMAL TROUGH EAST OF  
THE AREA BY AFTERNOON FOR MUCH CALMER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO  
12 TO 18 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
AROUND 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 27 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........10 DECREASING TO 6 IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 18 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........3-5.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........3-5.  
 
 
FORECASTER...FELTON  
REQUESTED BY...GEOFF HIBBS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2520980.15/SEW  
.DELDT 09/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GEOFFREY.HIBBS@USDA.GOV  
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