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SPOT FORECAST FOR RILEY LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
842 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND MILD WEATHER WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
ALSO REMAIN FAIRLY LOW. EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND THEN DIMINISH TONIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65900) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............55     61     64     64
RH..............25     18     16     18
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      6      5
20 FT WIND GUST.6      7      8      7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8000).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
RH..............25     35     47     57     65     73
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      2      1      0      1
20 FT WIND GUST.6      5

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FORECASTER...CAROL
REQUESTED BY...KAREN VANZO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110517.RILEY.01/DLH