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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN

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FNUS73 KDLH 241203
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NW SANDS RX BLOCK F...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
703 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST WISCONSIN WILL
DRIFT OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES BY THIS EVENING. SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST UP TO 5 MPH TODAY. NOT ANTICIPATING
A TRUE LAKE BREEZE TODAY. HOWEVER...WITH THE EAST WIND HUMIDITIES
WILL EDGE A BIT HIGHER IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. NO RAIN
EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING WHEN A WARM FRONT
MOVES THROUGH MINNESOTA. ANY RAIN THAT DOES FALL WILL BE LIGHT. BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES MOVES WESTWARD ENDING ANY CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7300) INCREASING TO FAIR (26000) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (35400)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (28700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............57     60     61     58
RH..............34     32     32     37
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      6      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2050).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............55     48     44     43     43     42
RH..............43     60     76     82     86     89
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      2      1      1      3
20 FT WIND GUST.6      5                    2

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60200)
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (76600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO GOOD (43800) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............43     50     56     59     59     57
RH..............89     71     59     53     51     53
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      5      6      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      7      7      7      7

$$
FORECASTER...GREG
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER RABUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.NWSAN.01/DLH