FNUS73 KDLH 021418
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIZARD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
918 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FIRE AREA
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE.
A BROAD AREA OF QUARTER TO HALF INCH AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD TODAY...BUT ACCURATE FORECASTS OF RAINFALL FOR
ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION ARE NOT POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 9 TO
                    13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3050 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (79500) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............60     61     62     64     64     63
RH..............96     74     72     67     65     70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE     E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..4      7      11     12     10     6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      14     21     23     20     13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 8
                    TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10800).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............61     54     51     50     49     48
RH..............75     93     100    100    100    96
20 FT WIND DIR..E      SE     S      SW     W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      7      8      8      9
20 FT WIND GUST.7      7      14     16     15     17

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17
                    TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 40 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (201700).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............47     49     51     53     54     53
RH..............96     89     80     74     69     66
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11     12     14     15     17     17
20 FT WIND GUST.20     22     24     25     29     29

$$
FORECASTER...DEAN P.
REQUESTED BY...VANCE HAZELTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.LIZAR.01/DLH