FNUS73 KDLH 081531
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE LINE 40...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1031 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
THE UPPER MIDWEST...RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE BURN AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTH
WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES TODAY...THEN BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT. THE
WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AS THE RIDGE
DRIFTS ACROSS THE REGION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5250-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (83500).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............40     44     47     45
RH..............45     40     35     37
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..7      6      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.12     8      7      7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4650 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1150 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47000) DECREASING TO POOR (5400).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............43     36     30     26     23     21
RH..............40     50     60     72     85     90
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      3      1      1      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.7

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...JEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100408.MOOSE.01/DLH