FNUS73 KDLH 231639
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEAGULL HELISPOT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1139 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS OVER WESTERN ONTARIO AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING. IT WILL CAUSE SOMEWHAT UNRELIABLE WIND DIRECTION THIS
AFTERNOON SINCE THE WINDS SPEEDS ARE SO LIGHT. THE BEST GUESS IS
FOR A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND. EXPECT PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE BURN WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD CLIMB SEVERAL DEGREES HIGHER TO A PEAK IN THE
UPPER 50S...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 25
PERCENT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS
EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 4
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68000-96900).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............55     57     59     56
RH..............27     25     28     34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      4      4      2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 0
                    MPH LATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26900) DECREASING TO POOR (600) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............54     48     41     35     33     32
RH..............36     44     57     69     75     81
20 FT WIND DIR..W      SW     SW     S      W      NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2      2      2      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.

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FORECASTER...GEOFF
REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.SEAGU.01/DLH