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Spot Forecast for Firebird North Private Rx...MN DNR
National Weather Service Duluth MN
722 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on April 24.
If there are questions or concerns with this forecast, or if
conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National
Weather Service in Duluth at 218-729-0653.

.DISCUSSION...

Sunny skies are expected today as high pressure moves into the
region. This high pressure will keep winds light through the day,
with light and variable winds becoming south around 6 mph. Min RH
today will be dropping as low as 28 percent late this afternoon as
dry air aloft is mixed to the surface. Smoke dispersal today will
be increasing from fair this morning to good by this afternoon as
mixing height increases to around 5,900 ft. High pressure
persists tomorrow, with similarly dry min RH of 29 percent
expected. Southerly winds will be around 6 to 13 mph. Expect
better smoke dispersal tomorrow as southerly transport winds
increase.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 6 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL increasing to 5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (9700-23600 knot-ft) increasing to
                    good (30500-47100 knot-ft) in the afternoon.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (CDT)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
LAL.............1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
Temp............32  37  41  44  47  50  52  54  55  56
RH..............74  60  48  42  39  36  32  29  29  28
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind spd..2   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT wind gust.8   9   11  11  11  11  11  12  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.9 2.4 2.8 3.4 4.4 4.9 5.4 5.9 5.7
Transp wind dir.SE  S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind spd.9   9   9   9   8   8   9   9   9   9
Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
SDspl kt-ft/100010  15  19  23  24  31  39  43  47  46

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 31.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southeast in the late evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 9 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    8 to 10 mph early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (50500 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (2900
                    knot-ft).
Haines Index........3 to 4 or very low to low potential for large
                    plume dominated fire growth.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
Temp............56     49     38     33     32     31
RH..............28     41     58     67     74     77
20 ft wind......S 4    S 4    E 4    SE 4   SE 4   SE 4
20 ft wind gust.12     11     9      8      7      9
Mix hgt (ft)....5600   500    400    400    400    400
Transport wind..SW 10  SE 8   SE 10  SE 9   SE 10  S 9
Haines index....3      4      4      4      4      4
SDspl kt-ft/100051     4      3      3      4      3

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 12 to 20 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (4000-18500 knot-ft) increasing to
                    excellent (71000-89500 knot-ft).
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (CDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
Sky cover.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
LAL.............1      1      1      1      1      1
Temp............31     38     51     60     64     64
RH..............78     60     42     30     27     26
20 ft wind......SE 4   SE 6   S 9    S 10   S 11   S 12
20 ft wind gust.9      12     16     19     19     20
Mix hgt (ft)....400    700    2000   3900   4900   5300
Transport wind..S 12   S 14   S 18   S 20   S 20   S 20
Haines index....4      4      4      4      4      4
SDspl kt-ft/10004      9      31     66     83     90

$$
Forecaster...Bryan
Requested by...Josh Koelsch
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412199.0/DLH
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Joshua.koelsch@state.mn