FNUS73 KDLH 141404
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR 18 MILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
904 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 CDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE DIVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS ONTARIO TODAY
WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE BURN AREA. THE WIND
WILL SHIFT FROM THE W THIS MORNING TO THE NW BY NOON. MID CLOUDS
AROUND 7000 FT THIS MORNING WILL MOVE AWAY AS THE FRONT GETS
CLOSER. WHEN THE FRONT ARRIVES...LOWER CLOUDS FROM 1200 TO 2200 FT
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES AS WELL. NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3250 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO
                    40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (148600)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............45     50     52     54     52
RH..............57     50     50     45     48
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4      14     16     15     15
20 FT WIND GUST.5      23     29     28     23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6700).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............46     43     40     38     36     33
RH..............60     67     73     79     82     92
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..15     11     8      5      4      2
20 FT WIND GUST.24     18     14     6      5

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FORECASTER...GREG
REQUESTED BY...MIKE MATTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.18MIL.01/DLH