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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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FNUS74 KSHV 131920
FWSSHV

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CREEK FIRE...USFS-AOICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
220 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 CDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HUMIDITIES ARE AT THEIR MINIMUM THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 25%. SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE FULL
SHELTERING CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE
EXPOSED AREAS...RANGING FROM 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. LOOK FOR
WINDS TO BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH BELOW 5 MPH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING...WITH RH/S EXPECTED TO RECOVER AS WELL.

.THIS AFTERNOON...
TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20  20  20  20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............81  83  83  82
RH..............26  25  25  26
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  13
CWR.............0   0   0   0

.TONIGHT...
TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........20     15     16     16     18     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............80     74     64     62     59     56
RH..............31     42     62     64     69     76
20 FT WIND......SW 13  S 9    S 8    S 8    SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.TUESDAY...
TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........20     21     24     24     27     34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     59     69     76     81     83
RH..............80     76     65     49     41     40
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 7   SW 10  SW 10  SW 12  S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     20     20
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$

FORECASTER...HANSFORD
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT SWENDSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130513.CEDAR.01/SHV