FNUS73 KDLH 181956
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUMBDELAY 3...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
256 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BOTTOMED OUT THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECTING TO SEE RH VALUES 22 TO 24 PERCENT BY 1700 CDT...AND TO
30 PERCENT BY 1900 CDT. THEN BY 2100 CDT...RH VALUES SHOULD BE UP
TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT. EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO A VERY SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING...BUT ANYTHING THAT DOES FALL
WILL BE VERY LIGHT...IF IT CAN EVEN MAKE IT TO THE GROUND THROUGH
THE VERY DRY LAYER OF AIR NEAR THE SURFACE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
                    SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73700).

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............68  66  63
RH..............18  23  30
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..9   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.17  16  14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......850 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8000).

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
TEMP............62  59  55  51  49  47  46  44  43  42  42  42
RH..............31  36  43  52  56  60  65  70  73  76  79  82
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   5   4   3   2   1   1   1   1   1   1
20 FT WIND GUST.12  7   6   5

$$
FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...KEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.DUMBD.01/DLH