FNUS73 KLOT 141354 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT CREEK RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 854 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY...HOWEVER GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS THE LOW MOVES OUT. MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AND DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 69. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /64600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...VERY GOOD /119100 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........16 21 26 23 21 18 15 13 10 10 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 60 63 65 66 67 68 69 69 68 67 RH..............67 56 49 44 40 38 36 35 34 35 36 20FT WIND DIR...260 270 280 280 270 270 270 280 280 280 280 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 12 10 9 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 9 8 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 18 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 22 18 20FT GUST(KT)...13 16 18 19 20 20 21 21 21 19 16 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.9 4.0 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.260 270 280 280 270 270 270 280 280 280 280 TRANSP WIND SPD.18 23 26 28 26 26 26 26 25 24 22 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100033 65 92 105 110 112 117 119 116 109 96 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (0-77700 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........9 11 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 62 58 55 53 52 51 49 48 47 47 49 RH..............39 44 52 61 67 71 75 80 84 86 85 80 20FT WIND DIR...280 280 270 270 270 270 270 260 250 250 280 340 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 20FT GUST(MPH)..15 13 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 20FT GUST(KT)...13 11 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.280 280 280 280 280 280 280 290 310 320 330 350 TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 15 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100078 52 24 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1900-57200 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........19 22 25 29 32 35 38 39 40 41 41 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 55 60 64 67 69 69 70 69 68 66 64 RH..............74 63 53 46 43 41 40 40 40 42 43 46 20FT WIND DIR...010 010 020 030 050 060 060 060 060 060 070 070 20FT SPEED(MPH).3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..5 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 12 13 13 20FT GUST(KT)...4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 11 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.9 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.9 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.000 010 020 020 030 040 040 040 040 040 050 050 TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 13 12 10 10 10 13 15 17 18 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/10002 11 23 34 39 43 46 51 55 57 56 52 $$ FORECASTER...IZZI REQUESTED BY...JEFF MARTINA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100514.GRANT.01/LOT