FNUS73 KDLH 121513
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK VIEW 176...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1013 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...BUT WILL SWITCH TO THE
NORTH LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE FRONT WILL
ALSO BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                     WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97500)
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............58     62     64     64
RH..............45     35     30     29
20 FT WIND DIR..S      SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7      10     12     9
20 FT WIND GUST.13     18     20     16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST AROUND 3
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH AROUND
                    4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53100) DECREASING TO POOR (11600) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............60     55     51     49     46     43
RH..............35     41     52     61     68     76
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      SW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..6      5      5      5      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.12     6      6      6

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5650 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61400).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............42     46     50     53     54     52
RH..............76     65     54     46     43     43
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      6      7      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.6      7      8      12     12     12

$$
FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...STEPHANIE AMBRIGHT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.ELKVI.01/DLH