FNUS73 KDLH 081257 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR BARKERS FARM...US PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 756 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST...RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE BURN AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES TODAY...THEN BECOME LIGHT TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE WEST/SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AS THE RIDGE DRIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1150 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (82000) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............40 43 45 43 RH..............42 33 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 12 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............41 33 29 26 23 21 RH..............27 38 46 57 62 65 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............20 31 43 51 56 56 RH..............67 47 33 27 23 22 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ROMAN REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WEYENBERG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100408.BARKE.01/DLH