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SPOT FORECAST FOR NAGAKOGGEN WILDLIFE AREA...WIS DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
915 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 CDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE SITUATED
OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL KEEP THE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FAIRLY QUIET. THERE ARE A FEW MID TO HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS PASSING BY TO THE NORTH OF THE PRESCRIBED BURN LOCATION
THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REACH INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S
WITH LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED AS WELL. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP
INTO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD
BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AS WELL...WITH GUSTS UP TO 17 MPH
FROM THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT DROP INTO THE LOWER 40S WITH
WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AFTER SUNSET.

CONDITIONS REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW...HOWEVER WITH THE SHIFT
OF THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS TO THE EAST...WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL
BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES JUMP INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S
AGAIN...WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING
                    TO AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800) INCREASING TO FAIR (20600) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (62400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (42400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............45     56     70     79     74
RH..............86     59     39     25     29
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      8      10     9      6
20 FT WIND GUST.8      12     17     16     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2650).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............69     59     53     48     44     42
RH..............40     54     64     75     81     85
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     S      S      SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      5      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.8      8      8      8      7      7

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 9
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200) INCREASING TO FAIR (28800).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............49     56     68     76     80     78
RH..............74     61     46     35     30     32
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      6      8      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.7      9      12     15     15     15

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...NANCY CRYSTAL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111004.NAGAK.01/DLH