FNUS73 KDLH 151313
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE RIVER NORTH...USFS - CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
813 AM CDT FRI OCT 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL TRANSLATE
EASTWARD TODAY...ALLOWING FOR RETURN LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO
DEVELOP...MAINLY IN THE 5 TO 10 KT RANGE. PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS MINNESOTA. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN
THE 50S TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH ON SATURDAY...WITH
WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST AND BECOMING GUSTY BY LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 11 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37600).

TIME (CDT)      11AM   NOON   1 PM   2 PM   3 PM   4 PM   5PM   6 PM
TEMP............47     52     56     57     58     58     57    55
RH..............65     46     42     38     36     36     37    40
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S      S     S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      9      10     10     11     10    8
20 FT WIND GUST.9      11     13     14     15     16     15    12

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
                    3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4850).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............51     49     47     45     43     42
RH..............48     52     58     62     67     67
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      7      7      5      3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     8      12     12     7

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    10 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO NORTHWEST 16 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............40     43     49     54     57     55
RH..............73     67     54     46     37     37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     W      W      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      6      12     16     17     14
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     20     25     26     23

$$
FORECASTER...AMANDA
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101015.RICER.01/DLH