FNUS73 KDLH 311330 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR LIZARD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 830 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 CDT ON AUGUST 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INITIAL BAND OF SHOWERS HAVE PUSHED EAST INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN. WITH THE COLD FRONT STILL OFF TO THE WEST...EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AGAIN LATER TODAY. SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL CLEAR BEHIND THE FRONT BRINGING A MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRIER DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 45 PERCENT. NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING AFTER 8 AM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 55 TO 60 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. SHOWER THREAT ENDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 50 PERCENT. A LITTLE DRIER CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 50 PERCENT ON SATURDAY...DROPPING TO 40 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL BE FOUND ON SATURDAY WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT THE SAME SPEEDS ON SUNDAY. RAIN CHANCES START AGAIN ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93600) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............66 70 74 76 78 77 RH..............100 90 84 82 76 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 10 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 16 20 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......950 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14300). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............72 64 60 58 56 55 RH..............81 100 100 100 100 93 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 7 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 8 12 15 14 12 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72900) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............54 59 64 68 70 69 RH..............93 75 63 54 47 45 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 8 9 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 14 15 15 12 $$ FORECASTER...DECLAN REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100831.LIZAR.01/DLH