FNUS73 KDLH 061336
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO FARM...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
836 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 CDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL
BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA TODAY. THE RIDGE WILL DRIFT
OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT...WHILE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE LOW WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE
BURN AREA TONIGHT...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY
RESULTING IN MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. BECAUSE TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MUCH COLDER THAN NORMAL ON FRIDAY...THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH
SNOW...THEN TURN OVER TO ALL SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTH/NORTHEAST
WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME EASTERLY BY THIS EVENING...THEN STRENGTHEN
LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING EAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35000).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............49     53     56     55
RH..............48     39     34     34
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      5      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.14     7      6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST 9 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35000) DECREASING TO POOR (9400).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............53     47     42     40     37     36
RH..............35     43     53     59     67     69
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      SE     E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      5      7      8      9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      7      12     14     15

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
                    90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1750 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76400).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............37     39     41     42     43     43
RH..............70     67     65     65     62     60
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10     11     12     12     12     12
20 FT WIND GUST.16     18     20     20     20     20

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...JON TEUTRINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100506.BUFFA.01/DLH