FNUS73 KDLH 081441
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NAMEKAGON BUTTERFLY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
941 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHLAND
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE BURN
AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT...THEN BECOME
NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO
MOSTLY CLOUDY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25000) INCREASING TO GOOD (36000).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............53     57     63     65     64
RH..............56     43     35     30     34
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      6      7      8
20 FT WIND GUST.7      8      8      12     14

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40700) DECREASING TO 28000 (FAIR).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............59     50     45     41     39     36
RH..............39     54     65     76     82     89
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      8      8      8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.14     14     14     14     14     14

.SATURDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63200).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............35     38     42     45     46     47
RH..............92     79     62     53     51     49
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      8      8      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.14     14     14     14     12     8

$$
FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090508.NAMEK.01/DLH