FNUS73 KDLH 181753
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEEDS RX...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1253 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DOMINATING MUCH OF
THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THERE IS A WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN ONTARIO THAT IS PRODUCING SOME MID AND
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS THAT WILL ADVECT INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND
COVER THE PRESCRIBED BURN LOCATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EVENING. THIS WEAK TROUGH COULD TRY TO PRODUCE A FEW
SPRINKLES BEFORE SUNSET...BUT BELIEVE THE LOWER LEVELS ARE TOO
DRY...AND ANY PRECIP THAT DOES TRY TO FALL WILL EVAPORATE AS
VIRGA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY...TO AROUND
50...AND MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 30 PERCENT
RANGE BY 3 OR 4 PM. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY WITH GUSTS UP
TO 15 MPH THROUGH 5 PM. TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 MPH OR
LESS...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 90 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (156200) THROUGH THE REST OF THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............44     46     48     47
RH..............49     42     39     42
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..7      9      11     7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     16     17     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (81400) DECREASING TO POOR (4400) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............44     42     40     38     34     30
RH..............47     50     55     59     72     85
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7      5      5      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.9      7      7      7      7      7

$$
FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...SOLUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.MEEDS.01/DLH