FNUS73 KDLH 231502 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR 63 EAST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1002 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LIGHT PRESSURE PATTERN WILL LEAD TO VARIABLE WINDS TODAY...WITH THE BURNSITE BETWEEN SOUTHWEST WINDS TO YOUR SOUTH...AND LAKE INFLUENCED WINDS TO THE NORTH. OVERALL...THE WINDS SHOULD BE WEST TO NORTHWEST. .TODAY... SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7650 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63050) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............72 75 78 79 77 RH..............55 45 40 40 45 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 8 9 8 .TONIGHT... SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9600). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............75 67 62 59 57 56 RH..............50 65 79 83 86 93 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST. $$ FORECASTER...DEAN M. REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090723.63EAS.01/DLH