FNUS73 KDLH 211501
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROCODILE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1001 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WERE OCCURRING THIS MORNING. THERE IS AN AREA OF CLOUDS
MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE BURNSITE...AND IT WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR
A TIME BY NOON. WINDS WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST OR FROM 290 TO 330 DEGREES
AT 11 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 16 TO 22 MPH. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO
                    16 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING. GUSTS OF 18 TO 24 MPH WILL BE
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110400)
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............36  36  37  40  41  42  40  37
RH..............48  46  42  39  39  39  42  46
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8   10  11  13  13  12  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.13  16  18  20  20  19  16  15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......850 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (55000) DECREASING TO POOR (1750) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............34     29     27     28     29     30
RH..............52     63     72     85     88     96
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..7      5      5      5      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.9      6      6      6      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1950 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36800).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
TEMP............31        46        51        52
RH..............100       75        47        43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW        SW        S         SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4         4         7         7
20 FT WIND GUST.5         5         13        13

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FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...KIRK SOLUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.CROCO.01/DLH