FNUS73 KDLH 181335
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SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERVEEN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
835 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 CDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING IN COVERAGE. A NORTH WIND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AS COLDER AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE
BURN AREA. SURFACE WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 18 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 8 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2750 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23500).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............50     54     57     59     58
RH..............68     57     47     40     39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     N      N      N      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      7      10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      13     17     17

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24750).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............57     49     45     42     40     38
RH..............38     48     51     55     64     79
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9      8      7      6      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.16     15     13     8      10     12

.SUNDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2150 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19350).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............37     39     41     43     44     44
RH..............89     85     79     70     65     62
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      6      6      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.12     12     12     12     12     10

$$
FORECASTER...GREG
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.VANDE.01/DLH