FNUS73 KDLH 191523
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HEADWATERS 9...USFS-CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1023 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

APPROACHING MID LEVEL DECK OF CLOUDS OVER NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DIM THE SUNSHINE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 50S BY MID
AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL TEND TO BACK SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTHWEST
AFTER 5 PM. SURFACE WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST UP TO 20 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE MID 30S
PERCENT IN THE MID AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL
                    BY EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (45300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (108400)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............49     56     59     57
RH..............63     49     37     45
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..8      9      12     9
20 FT WIND GUST.14     15     18     16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5150).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............51     47     44     43     42     40
RH..............50     56     60     60     67     76
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..8      8      9      10     11     11
20 FT WIND GUST.13     14     15     17     17     17

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 40 TO 45 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (135500)
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (312000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (234800) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............39     42     49     54     57     55
RH..............79     67     52     40     34     40
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11     14     16     17     17     14
20 FT WIND GUST.18     21     25     26     26     22

$$
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.HEADW.01/DLH