FNUS73 KDLH 161534
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SLASH PILE BURNING...USFS - CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
934 AM CST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST
WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT. HOWEVER A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...CAUSING
WINDS TO TURN OUT OF THE NORTH. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BE POOR
MAINLY DUE TO WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 3 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2450 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6000 INCREASING TO 12000).

TIME (CST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............28  31  33  34  34  33  32
RH..............82  75  72  69  65  66  68
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..3   4   4   4   4   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000 DECREASING TO 2500).

TIME (CST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............32     30     29     28     28     27
RH..............70     75     78     81     81     81
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      NE     N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..2      2      2      3      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5

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FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101116.SLASH.01/DLH