FNUS73 KDLH 281656
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNUCKEY PINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1156 AM CDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WIND AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL VEER NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO
AROUND 15 MPH BY 1400. A FEW NW GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1900 TODAY. COLD AIR MOVING IN ALOFT
MAY PRODUCE AN ISOLATED SPRINKLE THIS EVENING...BUT NO
ACCUMULATING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE BURN AREA TODAY OR
TONIGHT. A BETTER CHANCE FOR A PASSING SHOWER OR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE FOUND ON FRIDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6150 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (166100).

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............66     73     74     72
RH..............42     37     34     38
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      11     15     13
20 FT WIND GUST.15     21     24     22

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO
                    AROUND 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 750 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (109800) DECREASING TO FAIR (13900)
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............69     56     49     45     41     38
RH..............40     57     67     72     79     85
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11     10     7      5      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.18     16     12     6

.FRIDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    OR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87200)
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............37     45     54     60     64     65
RH..............87     67     51     42     34     32
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      5      7      8      9
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      7      12     14     15

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FORECASTER...AMANDA
REQUESTED BY...BEVERLY BARTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.KNUCK.01/DLH