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SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
104 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY DRY AIR
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
FALL INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE FIRE SITE THIS AFTERNOON...AND
NOT RECOVER MUCH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5850 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 0 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16900).

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............75     78     77
RH..............22     17     19
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.6      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 3
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5900).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............73     60     52     44     43     42
RH..............28     37     52     70     70     73
20 FT WIND DIR..S      SW     W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      3      2      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1050 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3050 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34000).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............49     62     71     75     77     76
RH..............54     37     29     24     22     25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     W      SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      5      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      7      7      7      6

$$
FORECASTER...DEAN P.
REQUESTED BY...KEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.MARKC.01/DLH