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SPOT FORECAST FOR PERMANENT OPENING RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1047 AM CDT MON OCT 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY
ACROSS THE BURN AREA. WITH THE RIDGE TO THE EAST OF THE
NORTHLAND...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY...DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
TONIGHT AS MIXING ENDS...THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY WHEN
WINDS COULD BECOME FAIRLY BREEZY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL...
                    DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42000-59000).

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............57  59  59  61  62  62  60  58
RH..............50  44  43  42  41  41  46  49
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..7   9   10  11  12  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST.15  17  18  20  20  20  19  17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20000) DECREASING TO POOR (4000).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............54     49     46     44     43     41
RH..............59     68     76     82     86     92
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..10     9      8      7      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.16     15     13     12     9      12

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500) INCREASING TO GOOD (45000).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............40     46     55     63     66     65
RH..............100    86     64     50     47     50
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..8      10     12     14     15     14
20 FT WIND GUST.14     16     20     23     23     23

$$
FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101004.PERMA.01/DLH