FNUS73 KDLH 101416
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR 18 MILE...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
916 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA
HAS TRANSPORTED SOME MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE REGION. CLOUDS AND A
SHOWER ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
ALTHOUGH ANY SHOWERS MAY TRANSPORT SLIGHTLY HIGHER WIND FROM ALOFT
DOWN TO THE GROUND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 50
PERCENT AS THE MIXING LAYER REMAINS RELATIVELY MOIST TODAY.



SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............54     64     66     66     62
RH..............66     54     52     50     60
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      NE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..3      2      2      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4950).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............60     56     49     48     46     45
RH..............67     72     89     86     93     93
20 FT WIND DIR..E      SE     SE     SE     E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      5      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      6      6      6      6

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FORECASTER...DECLAN
REQUESTED BY...KEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101010.18MIL.01/DLH