AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS SEATTLE WA
AFDSEW 850 AM PDT MON JUL 26 1999
WV SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO CIRCULATIONS OFF THE WEST COAST. ONE
NEAR 32N/133W THE OTHER NEAR 48N/131W. MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
BETWEEN 130-135W CONTINUING TO DIG SOUTHWARD. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE 4
CORNERS HIGH TO NOSE BACK TO THE NW OVER THE PAC NW TODAY.
TEMPERATURES AT 850 MB ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER THEN ON SUNDAY WITH
KUIL REPORTING A 7 DEGREES C INCREASE FROM 5.2 TO 12.2C. KSMP
TEMPERATURES CONFIRM THIS INCREASE WITH TODAYS 8 AM TEMP 7 DEGREES C
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. WSR-88D VAD WINDS...ACARS...AND LOCAL PROFILER
INDICATE LIGHT N TO NE WINDS UP TO 5000 FEET. ALL THIS ADDS UP TO A
MUCH WARMER DAY TODAY WITH MAX TEMPS UP TO 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN
SUNDAY. LOCAL STUDY FOR KSEA MAX TEMPS INDICATES 11 DEGREES OF
WARMING. WITH TROUGH DIGGING OFFSHORE NO MARINE PUSH IN SIGHT FOR
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. 850 MB TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM ON TUESDAY AS
RIDGE CONTINUES TO NOSE IN FROM THE SE. WILL BE BOLD AND UP MAX TEMPS
IN SEA TO ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND TOMORROW. WILL WAIT FOR REMAINDER OF
12Z MODEL RUNS TO COME IN BEFORE MAKING CHANGES TO WORDING OF THE
FORECAST BUT LEANING TOWARD MORE OPTIMISTIC WORDING FOR TONIGHT AND
TUE...I.E. LESS CLOUDS. FELTON
UIL 112 SEA 000 OLM 000
.KATX...VCP31/CSR31...OPERATIONAL
.SEW...NONE.