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SPOT FORECAST FOR VILLAGE BURNS...MN-GPA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1204 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY. HOWEVER LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...ONLY SOME
CLOUD COVER. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH OUT
OF THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...RESULTING IN HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSION.

.REST OF TODAY...

INLAND:
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30300).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............61     64     65     61
RH..............52     45     38     35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..8      10     10     9
20 FT WIND GUST.14     16     16     15

NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR (VILLAGE):
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............48     49     50     48
RH..............63     58     55     57
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     S      SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10     10     9

.TONIGHT...

INLAND ONLY
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10
                    MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......750 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14700).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............58     52     46     43     41     40
RH..............45     56     63     67     70     73
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..9      10     12     14     10     7
20 FT WIND GUST.15     16     20     21     17     9

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTH/NORTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3550 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39500).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............39     41     44     45     47     47
RH..............73     67     60     58     53     56
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      6      8      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.6      7      8      14     14     13

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIK CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.VILLA.01/DLH