FNUS73 KDLH 281359 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR 18 MILE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 859 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY NEAR INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST OVER THE BURN AREA LATE THIS MORNING. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED DUE TO THE DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND VEERING WINDS WILL BE FOUND WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE WEST AT 10 MPH BY 1200...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH BY 1400. A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN A LAKE BREEZE ALONG THE LAKE SHORE TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE. .TODAY... SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......850 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (175200). TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............60 67 72 71 RH..............45 33 28 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 12 14 20 FT WIND GUST.12 16 20 21 .TONIGHT... SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (97600) DECREASING TO POOR (4750) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............70 57 50 46 43 40 RH..............32 47 61 73 81 89 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 11 9 7 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 15 12 7 5 .FRIDAY... SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (218700). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............39 47 54 60 64 65 RH..............89 61 44 34 30 29 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 8 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 6 8 14 15 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...BEVERLY BARTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090528.18MIL.01/DLH