786  
FNUS76 KSEW 171133  
FWSSEW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNNEL CREEK FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
433 AM PDT WED SEP 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0730 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.  
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
 
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,  
BRINGING IN COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE WITH  
GOOD OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES. SMOKE FROM THE BEAR GULCH FIRE MAY  
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT THE BURN SITE AT TIMES. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR  
WETTING RAINS WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY MORNING FOG. AREAS OF  
SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING  
SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........1-3 INCREASING TO 10 BY LATE MORNING.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LINDEMAN  
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2521506.10/SEW  
.DELDT 09/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL REED.SNOW@USDA.GOV,BENJAMIN.DEAN@USDA.GOV  
 
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