FNUS73 KDLH 041418
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALFWAY RX...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
918 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 CDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA TODAY AND A COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN OVER THE
PRESCRIBED BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE VERY
GUSTY THROUGH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES HAVE PEAKED THIS MORNING IN THE MID 50S...AND WILL
BEGIN FALLING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE TO PLUMMET
INTO THE LOWER 40S IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 50 PERCENT. ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD OFF
UNTIL THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE MID MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE MORNING AND THE CLOUDY
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 16 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO
                    22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............53     49     46     43     40
RH..............62     63     62     55     55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..14     16     21     23     20
20 FT WIND GUST.23     28     32     35     35

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121004.HALFW.01/DLH