FNUS73 KDLH 291605
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LCO DRYTOWN...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1105 AM CDT MON MAR 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 CDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP AND DRY AIR FROM A PACIFIC ORIGIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD
SAWYER COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. COOL
AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL MITIGATE WINDS...KEEPING THEM OUT OF THE
SOUTH BELOW 15 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AN INCREASING
LOW LEVEL GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS...
RESULTING IN EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL BEGINNING...AT THE
LATEST...SHORTLY AFTER NOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN 25
PERCENT OR ABOVE.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 11
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4950 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (79000) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............52     57     57
RH..............35     29     30
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..10     9      8
20 FT WIND GUST.16     15     14

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FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...MARTY CASSELLIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100329.LCODR.01/DLH