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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOMAHAWK 5 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
931 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE TODAY WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY
CLEAR AROUND THE AREA...WITH SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS
DEVELOPING LATER TODAY...AFTER NOON LOCAL TIME. LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECT ONCE AGAIN TODAY AS THE DRY AIR MASS REMAINS
IN PLACE...HIGHS INTO THE LOWER 80S AND RH VALUES DOWN INTO THE
UPPER TEENS. A LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL STREAM IN
SOME HIGH CLOUDS ALOFT INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD
HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON SURFACE CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING...THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL CALM AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...A FEW CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    9000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66900).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............68     75     78     81
RH..............29     23     20     17
20 FT WIND DIR..E      S      SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.6      7      8      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............73     62     54     49     45     43
RH..............19     30     50     71     79     85
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     E      E      NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      3      1      0      0
20 FT WIND GUST.7      5

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...PATTI DESHAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.TOMAH.01/DLH