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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Seattle/Tacoma, WA

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SPOT FORECAST FOR SKAGIT BRIDGE COLLAPSE...NWS SEATTLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
841 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2025 PDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SEATTLE.

.DISCUSSION....A SLOW MOVING COLD UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE UPPER LOW WILL WOBBLE AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS IT SLOWLY
FILLS AND WEAKENS. THE COOL AIR MASS WILL GRADUALLY MODERATE INTO
THE WEEKEND AND SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH STARTING TONIGHT.
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON MEMORIAL DAY.

 FORECAST FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEED (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10
 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WINDS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CWR.................MISSING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...COLMAN
REQUESTED BY...TED BUEHNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.SKAGI.01/SEW