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SPOT FORECAST FOR OPENINGS 1 4...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1247 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A POCKET OF DRIER AIR APPEARS TO BE MIXING DOWN
ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. LOOK FOR A BIT
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THAN EARLIER FORECAST - UP TO 5
PERCENT LOWER OVERALL. JUST GIVE ME A CALL IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9650 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42500).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............74     78     80     77
RH..............18     13     12     16
20 FT WIND DIR..E      SE     SE     S
20 FT WIND SPD..4      4      3      2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH -4
                    TO 5 MPH EARLY.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............75     64     54     43     40     37
RH..............20     31     48     79     85     96
20 FT WIND DIR..S      SE     E      E      SE     S
20 FT WIND SPD..1      1      0      0      0      1
20 FT WIND GUST.

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FORECASTER...DEAN P.
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.OPENI.01/DLH