FNUS73 KDLH 121303
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAY LAKE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
803 AM CDT MON JUL 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...COMBINED WITH A HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND DRY AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST WILL ALLOW FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH NO
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. OVER THE BURN LOCATION...SHOULD JUST BE A
FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIR THAT HAS MOVED IN WILL ALLOW MINIMUM RH VALUES TO DIP
INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...THE
HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO THE EAST AND WINDS BECOME CALM AGAIN WITH
CLEAR SKIES CONTINUING AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO AROUND 50.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34800).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............59     64     71     76     75
RH..............82     71     57     40     41
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2      3      5      5      6
20 FT WIND GUST.              6      7      8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............72     64     58     55     53     51
RH..............44     58     69     80     89     100
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      8      8      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.12     12     14     14

$$
FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100712.DAYLA.01/DLH