FNUS73 KDLH 031420
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO FARM...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
920 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE SPOT FORECAST
REQUEST AREA. FILTERED SUNSHINE SHOULD GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO
ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AS LOW PRESSURE PULLS OFF TO THE EAST. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE VERY LOW TODAY...AND MAY DROP TO AS LOW
AS 20 PERCENT IN SPOTS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH AND
SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 10 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE. WE WILL BE MIXING
THE ATMOSPHERE TO ABOUT 8 TO 10 THOUSAND FEET...MEANING THAT WE
WILL MIX DOWN CONSIDERABLE DRY AIR FROM SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET IN
THE ATMOSPHERE. IF YOU NOTICE ANY DISCREPANCIES...PLEASE GIVE ME
A CALL. I WILL BE ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WILL BE CLOSELY
MONITORING THE FIRE WEATHER VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119900)
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............45     51     53     53
RH..............44     32     24     21
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.8      8      9      9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53800) DECREASING TO POOR (750) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............49     40     34     30     27     25
RH..............25     39     58     74     81     82
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      NW     S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      3      1      1      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.7

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37700).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............26     38     50     57     61     62
RH..............76     59     38     24     22     25
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1      4      5      5      6      7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      6      6      8      9

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FORECASTER...DEAN P.
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.BUFFA.02/DLH