FNUS73 KDLH 271521
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE SNOW LAKE FIRE...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1021 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 CDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NORTHLAND WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS...WITH LOW PRESSURE AND A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND HIGH PRESSURE TO
THE SOUTHEAST. THE ARROWHEAD WILL SEE DRY CONDITIONS FOR TODAY
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE FRONT MAKING A
BIGGER PUSH TO THE EAST BY MONDAY NIGHT...AND THAT IS WHEN RAIN
CHANCES WILL INCREASE. CHANCES FOR RAIN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ARE LOW
AT THIS TIME.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......950 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32900).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
TEMP............70        72        77
RH..............68        48        39
20 FT WIND DIR..S         S         S
20 FT WIND SPD..6         9         10
20 FT WIND GUST.10        16        18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10300).

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......950 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69000) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100827.LITTL.02/DLH