FNUS73 KDLH 221345
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH RIB...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
845 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE
REGION TODAY. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE
WILL BE A SHIFT IN DIRECTION FROM SOUTHEAST LATE THIS MORNING...TO MORE
EASTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS IS
EXPECTED LATER TODAY...OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......950 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1950 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18900).

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............45     51     55     57     56
RH..............82     68     61     64     72
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     S      SE     SE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..2      4      5      5      6
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      6      7      8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
                    50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 13
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8600).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............54     51     50     49     49     48
RH..............80     89     93     93     96     100
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      9      10     11     12
20 FT WIND GUST.12     13     15     16     18     21

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FORECASTER...DECLAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100922.NORTH.01/DLH