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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA

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SPOT FORECAST FOR RX 12...COLVILLE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1154 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN SITE AFTER 400 PM.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN SWITCH
TO THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND
BECOME GUSTY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT
STEADY RAIN THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO
WEDNESDAY. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY AFTER
                    300 PM. SOME OF THE STORM MAY CONTAIN SMALL
                    HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH...SHIFTING SOUTH LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 17 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 700 PM
                    OTHERWISE RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...THEN 500 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................3.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................95 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL EARLY...THEN 1500 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...RF
REQUESTED BY...GIDDINGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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