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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODTICK RK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1140 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS
THE MIXING HEIGHT RISES ABOVE 2000 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WILL NEED TO
WATCH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AS VERY DRY AIR ALOFT WILL MIX
DOWNWARDS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT
OF DRY AIR BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FT. IF THE MIXING LAYER RISES
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED...THEN SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY GET
CLOSER TO 20 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1550 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD
(41100) INCREASING TO (50000) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............37     39     43     41
RH..............40     35     28     27
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..12     11     11     15
20 FT WIND GUST.20     16     18     24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28000).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM      10 PM     1 AM      4 AM
TEMP............40        32        29        26
RH..............27        39        53        60
20 FT WIND DIR..E         E         E         E
20 FT WIND SPD..15        14        14        15
20 FT WIND GUST.24        23        23        24

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66300).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
TEMP............25        34        40        43
RH..............65        45        37        35
20 FT WIND DIR..E         E         E         E
20 FT WIND SPD..16        16        16        12
20 FT WIND GUST.25        25        25        20

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FORECASTER...DECLAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110414.WOODT.01/DLH