FNUS73 KDLH 111554
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRSTALL 16...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
954 AM CST WED NOV 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CST ON NOVEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL LAKES WILL MAINTAIN A DEEP AND DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE DESERTS AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH THE
DAY. CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR
ARE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING AND PULLING NORTH INTO CANADA...SOME
SUNSHINE WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON. WARM ADVECTION WILL RESULT IN
MORE HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT NO RAIN IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12
                    TO 16 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 11 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33500).

TIME (CST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............45     50     52     48
RH..............47     39     35     40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     S
20 FT WIND SPD..14     14     11     9
20 FT WIND GUST.22     22     18     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16700).

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............46     43     42     40     40     39
RH..............43     49     50     57     64     76
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      8      9      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.14     13     14     15     15     14

.THURSDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1050 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30900).

TIME (CST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............38     39     44     50     53     52
RH..............82     73     53     39     35     39
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..9      11     14     14     14     14
20 FT WIND GUST.15     17     21     23     22     21

$$
FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091111.CRSTA.01/DLH