FNUS73 KDLH 071643
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DARK RIVER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1143 AM CDT THU OCT 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE DRY AND WARM TODAY...BUT WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY THAN
YESTERDAY AND LIGHTER WINDS. WINDS WILL BE WEST...THEN AS THE SURFACE RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SW EARLY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28600).

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............68     70     70
RH..............40     39     38
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.8      12     8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1350).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............66     63     59     54     52     49
RH..............43     48     55     66     69     77
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW     S
20 FT WIND SPD..3      3      4      3      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.              5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1050 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............48     56     65     71     75     75
RH..............80     62     48     42     38     40
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      SW     S      SW     S
20 FT WIND SPD..2      3      4      4      4      3
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...CAROL
REQUESTED BY...NICOLE SELMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101007.DARKR.01/DLH