FNUS73 KDLH 170046
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSISSIPPI MEADOWS...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
746 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1934 CDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE HUMIDITY IN THE OBSERVATION IS QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING
OBSERVATIONS...AND I INCREASED MY HUMIDITY FORECAST FOR THE BURNSITE
ACCORDINGLY.

WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS AS
TEMPERATURES COOL. THE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO SLOWLY INCREASE THIS
EVENING WITH COOLING LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES. SKIES WILL REMAIN
CLEAR TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME GUSTY BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...BUT
MORE SO IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WON'T BE AS STRONG AS
TODAY...BUT THEY WILL BECOME GUSTY. IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO
                    5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4950 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (130000) DECREASING TO POOR (7500) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      8 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............50     43     37     34     31     28
RH..............44     46     48     52     61     68
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10     7      6      5      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.18     14     8      6      6      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO
                    14 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100800)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............27     40     51     59     64     64
RH..............74     42     28     20     16     16
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     N      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4      6      10     12     11     9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      8      18     23     21     17

$$
FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...JEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100416.MISSI.01/DLH