FNUS73 KDLH 181947 AAA
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEEDS RX...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
247 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...
A BROKEN TO OVERCAST STRATOCUMULUS CLOUD DECK FILLED IN OVER THE
PRESCRIBED BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE BREAKING UP JUST
AFTER SUNSET. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN SUSTAINED AROUND
12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON. THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL DECOUPLE AFTER SUNSET AND WEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH. LOW TEMPS
TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20S AND HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL JUMP
UP TO AROUND 90 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH...GUSTING UP TO 20 TO 23
                    MPH BEFORE SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (161600).

TIME (CDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............48     49     47
RH..............35     34     41
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..9      11     8
20 FT WIND GUST.16     17     14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 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      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6      5      6      5      4      5
20 FT WIND GUST.8      7      8      7      7      6

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