FNUS73 KDLH 041510
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE...WDNR BRULE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1010 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 CDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL OVER THE UPPER
MIDWEST...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGH AND SMOKE DISPERSION
EXCELLENT...WHICH ALSO MEANS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES VALUES AND
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL
TRACK SOUTH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT...CAUSING WINDS
TO SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST ACROSS THE BURN AREA BY FRIDAY
MORNING...WHILE BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 18 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH
    INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10150 FT AGL IN
    THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (101900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
    (183200) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............67     70     73     76     74
RH..............32     27     23     18     23
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      9      11     10     8
20 FT WIND GUST.7      15     18     16     14

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...DON LUEBBE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090604.HORSE.05/DLH