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FNUS76 KSEW 161651
FWSSEW
SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAMP CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
951 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JULY 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
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE INCIDENT AREA SO FAR TODAY.
CONDITIONS ARE SLATED TO BECOME DRIER IN THE AFTERNOON BUT CAN'T
RULE OUT AN ADDITIONAL 20% CHANCE OF THUNDER FROM THE NBM WITH
LINGERING SHOWERS BUT THAT NUMBER MAY BE OVERDONE GIVEN RECENT
TRENDS. ONSHORE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH DECENT RH
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.28 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......11 DECREASING TO 8.4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........10.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......5.8 DECREASING TO 3.7 OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITY..........10.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.2 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......3.7 IN THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY..........10 IN THE MORNING.
FORECASTER...MCMILLIAN
REQUESTED BY...LUCAS BONANNO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/16/26
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