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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Albany, NY

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FNUS71 KALY 231528
FWSALY

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR STORY SPRING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1128 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS INTO SUNDAY. PERIODS OF RAIN...MODERATE
TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE IN THE EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

RH VALUES WILL INCREASE TO 85 TO 100 PERCENT TONIGHT...AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...AND LOWER TO 45 TO 60 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND ONLY 60-80 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH TODAY...TURNING NORTH
FRIDAY AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. .

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...
                    THEN BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS.
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...WASULA
REQUESTED BY...DAVE DISANTO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.STORY.01/ALY