FNUS73 KDLH 181538 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEBERRY RX...MN-GPA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1038 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST MOST OF THE DAY...WITH A SLIGHT SHIFT TO A MORE EASTERLY DIRECTION IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE LAKE BREEZE. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE 5 TO 10 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE MIXING HEIGHTS...BUT BELIEVE THEY WILL INCREASE BEFORE 1400 CDT...AND THEN DECREASE AS THE LAKE BREEZE KICKS IN. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR...INCREASING TO THE MID 50S BEFORE THE AFTERNOON LAKE BREEZE DROPS THE TEMPS. TIMING OF THIS CHANGE WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING. ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-55. MIN HUMIDITY........29-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING... THEN BECOMING EAST 9 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200). TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............52 51 49 RH..............33 39 44 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............49 47 45 44 43 39 RH..............48 56 68 76 82 89 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 6 5 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 12 7 6 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-54. MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL IN TH EARLY MORNING...INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............42 44 45 51 53 52 RH..............86 80 76 70 65 72 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 15 16 17 17 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...ERIK CARLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110518.BLUEB.01/DLH