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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODTICK FIELDS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1218 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PERIODS OF MID LVL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS
EVENING WITH MORE CLOUDS BUT LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64550) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............60     64     65
RH..............47     40     38
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.9      9      9

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27400).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............61     52     47     44     41     39
RH..............42     59     68     76     79     82
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..7      6      6      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.9      8      8      7      7      7

.SATURDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37000).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............37     41     46     50     52     53
RH..............82     70     60     52     52     50
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      7      8      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.8      9      9      10     10     10

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FORECASTER...DECLAN
REQUESTED BY...BEVERLY BARTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.WOODT.01/DLH