FNUS73 KDLH 091244
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON PRAIRIE...US PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
744 AM CDT FRI APR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
CAUSING WINDS TO TURN OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5050 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000) INCREASING TO GOOD (44100).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............44     53     58     58
RH..............30     22     18     20
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............55     48     44     41     39     37
RH..............26     39     49     57     64     72
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      4      5      5      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      6      6      6      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............36     43     51     56     59     59
RH..............75     55     39     30     25     24
20 FT WIND DIR..N      NW     NW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      6      7      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      8      9      14     13

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WEYENBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100409.OLSON.01/DLH