FNUS73 KDLH 251505
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODTICK FIELDS RX...CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1005 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
KEEP CONDITIONS QUIET AND DRY TODAY. A RELATIVELY COOL AIR MASS
DROPPING SOUTH FROM CANADA WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO ONLY REACH
INTO THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL
CLEAR OFF LATE THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING IN
FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL
VEER TO THE EAST NORTHEAST TODAY...AND EVENTUALLY BECOME EAST BY
TONIGHT. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20 TO LOWER 30
PERCENT RANGE TODAY...WITH RECOVERIES TONIGHT AROUND 70 TO 80
PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8200) INCREASING TO GOOD (40600).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............35     43     46     47
RH..............59     40     33     31
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     9      9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32100) DECREASING TO FAIR (20100).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............44     39     35     34     32     30
RH..............35     45     56     66     69     76
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      5      6      7
20 FT WIND GUST.9      9      9      10     12     14

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120325.WOODT.01/DLH