FNUS73 KDLH 131350
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIX MILE - UNIT 6...USFS - CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
850 AM CDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN
MINNESOTA WITH A SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
THIS SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS WITH CLEAR SKIES
THIS MORNING. THERE IS ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE
UPSTREAM OVER NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHERN MANITOBA WITH SOME HIGH
LEVEL CIRRUS ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE PRESCRIBED
BURN SITE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED 20 FT WINDS UP TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO
20 MPH. TEMPERATURES LATER TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 60S...AND MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD DROP INTO THE MID
TO UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE OVER THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN
                    LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (166900)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (113100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............51  55  58  59  61  63  59  56
RH..............42  37  32  30  27  27  29  32
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..5   7   9   11  13  12  7   5
20 FT WIND GUST.7   14  16  18  20  16  13  7

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
TEMP............52  49  47  45  44  43  42  42  41  40  39  38
RH..............38  42  45  49  51  53  55  58  63  65  69  73
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5   4   4   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.6   5   5

$$
FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.WESTS.01/DLH