FNUS73 KDLH 212355 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR UPDATE 6 MILE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 655 PM CDT FRI MAY 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RADAR SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY AROUND THE BURNSITE...SO CHANCES FOR SOME SPRINKLES OR AN ISOLATED SHOWER OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS IS RATHER LOW. THE OBSERVATION SHOWS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BUT OVERALL...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST FROM 3 TO 7 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 10-12 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM. WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER ON SATURDAY...SEE THE FORECAST BELOW. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1050 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13100). TIME (CDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM TEMP............65 61 57 55 53 51 RH..............69 72 73 81 90 96 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 4 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 9 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1650 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 30 TO 35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (141300). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............53 62 68 73 76 75 RH..............93 67 57 48 45 46 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 12 14 15 15 20 FT WIND GUST.12 15 18 21 25 25 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN M. REQUESTED BY...PATTI DESHAW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100521.UPDAT.01/DLH