FNUS71 KCLE 231045
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SPOT FORECAST FOR OTTAWA NWR...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
645 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY THIS MORNING.
WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.  INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT SHOULD LEAD TO HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THEN MONDAY.  CLOUDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
THIS MORNING AND THICKEN THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6900-7400 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............46     59     69     77
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................55     60     62     64
RH..................57     50     50     47
20 FT WIND..........S 15   S 17   S 17   S 18
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     25     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-7000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3400-4800 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 33 TO 40 MPH...INCREASING TO 44 TO 52 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    47 TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING WEST
                    AND...DECREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............87     94     96     98     100    100
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............       CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP................63     59     53     50     48     46
RH..................49     56     74     84     91     93
20 FT WIND..........S 17   S 16   S 15   S 14   SW 14  W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     25     20     20     20     20

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............100    100    94     86     80     68
WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............CHANCE
TEMP................44     44     45     47     47     47
RH..................92     86     75     67     62     56
20 FT WIND..........NW 15  NW 16  NW 16  NW 15  NW 14  W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     20     20     15

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FORECASTER...KUBINA
REQUESTED BY...JEFF FINN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.OTTAW.01/CLE