FNUS73 KDLH 211517 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR CO RD 9 RX UNIT 7...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1017 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN 290 AND 320 DEGREES. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70700) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............45 46 48 49 50 50 49 48 RH..............52 47 42 40 39 37 39 40 20 FT WIND DIR..NW WNW WNW WNW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.11 14 14 14 14 13 8 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM MID 3AM 6AM TEMP............46 41 39 41 39 33 RH..............44 52 58 55 59 75 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 3 4 5 20 FT WIND GUST. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......950 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22200). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............33 45 57 59 RH..............75 53 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 12 15 12 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN M. REQUESTED BY...BEN ROY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101021.CORD9.02/DLH