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SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK VIEWING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
217 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A DISTURBANCE WILL THEN MOVE
OVER NORTHLAND TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA. NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AND
TURN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD REMAIN GOOD.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40350).

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............68     66
RH..............34     31
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.8      8

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36200).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............64     54     48     42     39     36
RH..............36     54     68     76     82     92
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      7      8      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.8      12     12     14     14     14

.SATURDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5550 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75200).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............35     39     43     45     47     48
RH..............92     76     62     55     49     47
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     N      N      N      N      NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      8      8      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.14     14     14     14     12     8

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...KAREN VANZO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.ELKVI.01/DLH