FNUS73 KDLH 191239 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR BRINKS 8C SOUTH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 739 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE WILL KEEP WEATHER CONDITIONS FAIRLY BENIGN TODAY. THE MAIN FOCUS OVER THE PROJECTED BURN AREA WILL BE THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...INTO THE LOW 80S AND THE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CALM THIS MORNING BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SKIES SHOULD STAY CLEAR THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME SCATTERED FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS BUILDING IN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DRY AIR ALOFT. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83. MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD(47500). TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............59 69 76 80 80 RH..............55 31 20 18 20 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 6 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50. MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............76 66 58 54 51 49 RH..............23 33 44 52 59 66 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 0 0 20 FT WIND GUST. $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100519.BRINK.01/DLH