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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Phoenix, AZ

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FNUS75 KPSR 221350
FWSPSR

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND LAKE...PRESCOTT DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
650 AM MST WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0639 MST ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNUSUALLY STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND
THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH SKIES WILL BE CLEAR OVER THE REGION...MODERATELY
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE BREEZY TO WINDY AFTERNOONS.
THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AREA-WIDE THIS AFTERNOON...
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...THEN RE-DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER DANGER...BUT JUST SHORT OF RED FLAG WARNING
CRITERIA ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE FAIR TO POOR...EXCEPT
GOOD RECOVERY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-101 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30. STRONGEST WINDS AFTER
                    2 PM MST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-68 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25.
                    WIND DECREASING LATE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT FROM THE
                    SOUTH BY LATE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PCT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25. STRONGEST WINDS AFTER 3 PM MST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...HV
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130522.ISLAN.01/PSR