FNUS73 KDLH 131336 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR BALL CLUB PINE...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 836 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON OCTOBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND TODAY...BECOMING GUSTY AROUND 15 MPH AFTER 1100 AM. THE GUSTS WILL INCREASE AROUND 20 MPH BY 1500 CDT...SUBSIDING IN THE EVENING AND BACKING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR AT IGNITION TIME WITH A BATCH OF CIRRUS SPREADING OVER THE BURN LOCATION AFTER 1400 CDT. BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP RH VALUES IN THE 26 TO 29 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. WILL NEED TO MONITOR RH VALUES TODAY AS GOOD MIXING TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR THE DRIER AIR ALOFT TO REACH THE SURFACE. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-63. MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH AT IGNITION TIME. WINDS WILL INCREASING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH BY 1500 CDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......550 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (134100) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............54 59 60 56 RH..............36 29 27 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 13 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 20 8 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............51 47 44 42 41 39 RH..............37 43 49 53 64 71 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST.6 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...MINNESOTA AGENCY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101013.BALLC.01/DLH