181  
FNUS76 KSEW 252144  
FWSSEW  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BACKBONE FIRE...IIMT-AUS/NZ IMT #3  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
244 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON AUGUST 26.  
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
 
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER  
LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE ALOFT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
VISIBILITY..........10.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......6 IN THE MORNING BECOMING 25 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
VISIBILITY..........6 IN THE MORNING BECOMING 10 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...GONZALEZ-FUENTES  
REQUESTED BY...SITUATION UNIT LEADER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619416.17/SEW  
.DELDT 08/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JORDAN_JOBSON@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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