FNUS73 KDLH 171456
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANGORA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
956 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE FROM NEBRASKA THROUGH SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND LOWER
MICHIGAN WILL MAINTAIN WEST WINDS DURING MUCH OF TODAY. A WEAK AND
SHALLOW COLD FRONT WILL BACK DOOR ITS WAY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO THE
NORTHERN IRON RANGE...AND THE ANGORA AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINDS WILL VEER FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS MORNING...THEN TO
NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS REMAINING BELOW 10 MPH.
WITH THE FORMATION OF A NOCTURNAL INVERSION...WINDS WILL DROP OFF
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO ABOUT 50 TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF
10 MPH OR LESS WILL RETURN AND DRY AIR FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL
CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL TO ABOUT 40 PERCENT ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4950 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44700).

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............63  67  69  71  73  75  76  76  75  72
RH..............72  65  57  51  48  46  46  46  46  51
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD..4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......950 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............68     60     56     54     53     51
RH..............55     65     72     80     80     86
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      5      3      2
20 FT WIND GUST.7      7      7      6

.FRIDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7
                    MPH...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20600).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............51     57     63     69     72     71
RH..............89     72     60     49     42     44
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     E      E      SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1      2      4      5      6      7
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      7      8      12

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FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...BEVERLY BARTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090917.ANGOR.01/DLH