FNUS73 KDLH 281533 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR FOOT LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1033 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL VEER NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH BY 1400. GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900 THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS AN AND ISOLATED SHOWER OR SPRINKLE WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY AFTER 1500. .TODAY... SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (149700) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............64 69 72 73 RH..............52 42 34 32 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 12 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 24 22 .TONIGHT... SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN VARIABLE AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (88500) DECREASING TO POOR (3900) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............71 59 53 49 46 44 RH..............33 50 62 71 79 84 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N W 20 FT WIND SPD..11 8 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.16 11 7 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...GREGG ALLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090528.FOOTL.01/DLH