FNUS73 KDLH 031311
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CPF WILDLIFE OPENINGS...CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
811 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE LINGERING CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTH AND SUNNY SKIES
WILL DEVELOP BY THE PROPOSED BURN TIME. THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS MORNING TO AROUND OR ABOVE 10 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON.
EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSION SHOULD DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON DUE TO
GOOD MIXING AND INCREASED NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT. THE GOOD MIXING
SHOULD RESULT IN WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS MIXING DOWN VERY DRY AIR FROM ALOFT. THE
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IS FORECASTED TO FALL TO BELOW 25 PERCENT...BUT
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT IT COULD FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT IF THE
MIXING IS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL RELAX TONIGHT AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERS ITSELF OVER MINNESOTA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63500)
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (99300) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (96000) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............51     55     57     56
RH..............46     32     24     24
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..10     11     11     10
20 FT WIND GUST.18     21     21     17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (52000) DECREASING TO POOR (1400) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............53     44     38     36     32     29
RH..............27     39     52     59     69     81
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..8      6      4      2      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.13     8      5

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FORECASTER...GEOFF
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.CPFWI.01/DLH