FNUS73 KDLH 172145
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIKE FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
445 PM CDT SAT APR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING BETWEEN 630 PM AND 800 PM TO LESS THAN 7
MPH...AND CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY VEER TO
MORE EAST TO NORTHEAST. WINDS MAY BECOME VARIABLE AND LIGHT. SKIES
WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR.

WINDS WILL MAY BE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION SUNDAY MORNING...BUT OVERALL
THE DIRECTION WILL BE MORE EASTERLY. WIND SPEED WILL MOSTLY BE
BELOW 10 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON OF 10 TO 13 MPH.
IT WILL BECOME DRY AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (113250) LATE THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING
                    TO POOR (4450) IN THE EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............55     43     36     32     28     25
RH..............24     36     48     56     67     77
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      E      E      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      3      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.7      6

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 4
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......750 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4750 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24500).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............24     37     49     57     62     62
RH..............81     47     29     21     17     17
20 FT WIND DIR..W      SE     SE     E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..2      3      4      7      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.                     10     11     11

$$
FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...ANGELA BEALKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100417.PIKEF.01/DLH