FNUS73 KDLH 051503
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON 1...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1003 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES TODAY WILL ALLOW MIXING LAYER TO DEEPEN TO ABOUT 4500
FT BY AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD DROP TO LOW 20S
BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 18 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8 TO 11
                    MPH. GUST TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8400) INCREASING TO GOOD (37100) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (46100)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD
                    (40800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............42     49     51     50     45
RH..............48     33     26     21     29
20 FT WIND DIR..E      NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      8      10     10     9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     14     18     18     16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 4
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15500) DECREASING TO POOR (1700) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............41     33     26     24     24     23
RH..............36     51     71     81     81     81
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..8      5      3      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.13     7

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FORECASTER...DECLAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.JOHNS.01/DLH