FNUS73 KDLH 141349
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
849 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 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 SW 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)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO WEST 11 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO
                    16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 TO
                    35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (137900)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............43     47     51     53     54     49
RH..............65     58     52     48     45     54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      10     14     14     14     14
20 FT WIND GUST.       17     24     25     28     22

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............47     44     41     37     35     32
RH..............58     65     73     85     89     96
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..12     10     7      5      4      3
20 FT WIND GUST.20     16     12     7      5

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FORECASTER...GREG
REQUESTED BY...NORMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.KEK__.01/DLH