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SPOT FORECAST FOR EMPTY POCKET...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
957 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NO CLOUD COVER EXPECTED UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WHEN SOME CIRRUS ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WIND WILL BE
LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13100) INCREASING TO GOOD (30000).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............45     47     52     55     53
RH..............42     37     28     25     27
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..1      2      3      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.                     6      7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3550).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............52     46     42     40     38     36
RH..............29     38     48     55     59     67
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      5      5      4      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.8      7      6      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...GREG
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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