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SPOT FORECAST FOR NW SANDS RX BLOCK J...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
658 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BRIEF LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY BEFORE
1000. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
WITH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH BY 1100 AS
RATHER SHALLOW MORNING INVERSION MIXES OUT. SPOT FORECAST LOCATION
IS VERY CLOSE TO POTENTIAL LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY..BUT EXPECT EAST-
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO HOLD DUE TO SOUTH FACING ASPECT. IF LAKE BREEZE
FRONT IS DEEPER/STRONGER THAN FORECAST...WINDS COULD BECOME EAST-
NORTHEAST AFTER 1400-1500 LOCAL. RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO
DROP INTO THE 30-35 PERCENT RANGE BY AROUND 1400 LOCAL.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY..HOWEVER TEMPS MAY BE A
COUPLE DEGREES WARMER ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST 9 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 1100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST-SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400) INCREASING TO GOOD (34000) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (67400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    FAIR (15400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............58     61     61     59
RH..............50     43     40     41
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..8      9      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.16     17     17     16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2650).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............55     50     46     44     42     41
RH..............44     71     84     87     85     84
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      4      2      2      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.15     9      5      5      6      7

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 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 (13300) INCREASING TO GOOD (56700) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (80400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (48800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............44     53     60     62     63     62
RH..............81     55     38     36     37     42
20 FT WIND DIR..E      SE     E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..4      6      8      8      9      8
20 FT WIND GUST.8      13     15     16     16     16

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FORECASTER...DAN
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER RABUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130525.NWSAN.01/DLH
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
