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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CRANBERRY...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
936 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL DRIFT OVER THE BURNSITE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE EASTERLY...OCCASIONALLY FROM THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR EAST-SOUTHEAST.

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS
                    AROUND 15 MPH DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WITH BETTER MIXING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61900).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............44     48     51     52     51
RH..............38     28     24     19     23
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      7      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.7      7      8      14     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44600) DECREASING TO POOR (4150) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............50     44     39     36     33     30
RH..............28     37     48     55     58     60
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      7      7      7      8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     8      8      9      12

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FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.LITTL.01/DLH