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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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FNUS76 KOTX 162301
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SPOT FORECAST FOR REECER WUI UNDERBURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
401 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
TO OR NEAR THE BURN AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN ON FRIDAY, THEN INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY AS
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE CHANNELED DOWN CASCADE GAP VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMAL WITH GOOD OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
                    BOTTOM...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1200
                    PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...EK
REQUESTED BY...JOHN GLONDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.REECE.01/OTX