FNUS73 KDLH 031553
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BATTLE POINT RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1053 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD NORTH AND WEST INTO THE
REGION THROUGH THE DAY. ALTHOUGH...THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE RAIN
SHOWERS WILL BE VERY CLOSE BY...THE BURN LOCATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN DRY THROUGH 600 PM...THEN INCREASING CHANCES FOR A LIGHT
RAIN OR SNOW MIX THROUGH THE EVENING.

HUMIDITY VALUES ARE TOUGH TODAY...AS THERE WILL BE A VERY LARGE
RANGE OVER A SHORT DISTANCE DUE TO THE APPROACHING PRECIPITATION AND
PROXIMITY TO LEECH LAKE. VALUES MAY INCREASE FASTER THAN FORECAST
SHOWS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY AT IGNITION TIME WITH INCREASING
                    CLOUDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (70400) LATE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO EXCELLENT (75000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............43     45     45
RH..............40     35     36
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10     9
20 FT WIND GUST.16     18     15

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FORECASTER...AMANDA
REQUESTED BY...BEBEAU
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.BATTL.01/DLH