FNUS73 KDLH 181556
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FUEL BREAKS...WIS DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1056 AM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE MIDWEST TODAY WITH A WEAK
LOW IN WESTERN ONTARIO ALLOWING A FEW HIGH CLOUDS TO PASS BY THIS
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS OVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN LOCATION ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REACH INTO THE MID 50S...AND MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN FROM THE WEST
NORTHWEST TODAY...AND INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON...UP TO
AROUND 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH. AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 MPH OR LESS. TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S AGAIN AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY GOOD...NEAR 90 PERCENT BY TOMORROW MORNING.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 7900 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (113100)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............50     55     52
RH..............39     34     36
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..8      9      7
20 FT WIND GUST.12     14     9

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............47     43     41     39     38     34
RH..............43     53     65     73     79     87
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      4      4      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.6      5      5      5

$$
FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...JAY GALLAGHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.FUELB.01/DLH