FNUS73 KDLH 201452
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIX MILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
952 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE TODAY WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY
CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE AREA...WITH SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS CLOUDS
DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECT ONCE AGAIN TODAY AS THE DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE.
EXPECT HIGHS INTO THE LOWER 80S AND RH VALUES DOWN INTO THE MID
TO UPPER TEENS. A LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ADVECT
SOME HIGH CLOUDS ALOFT INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD
HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON SURFACE CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH
SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY. WINDS WILL CALM AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING
AND RAMP UP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IF CONDITIONS BECOME
UNREPRESENTATIVE FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...A FEW CLOUDS DEVELOPING LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (126600).

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............68  71  74  77  79  82  80  77
RH..............30  26  22  19  17  15  19  22
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   5   6   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.6   7   8   8   8   8   8   7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80400) DECREASING TO POOR (4550) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............74     64     56     52     49     44
RH..............26     41     57     69     80     86
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      3      2      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.7      6

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH...WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (139500).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............49     58     64     69     73     71
RH..............80     59     52     42     36     34
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     SE     S
20 FT WIND SPD..1      3      5      7      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.              7      12     12     12

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...WOODWICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100520.WESTS.01/DLH