FNUS73 KDLH 181401
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST SANDS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
901 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST IN THE LATE MORNING AND AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AT THE SAME TIME INTO THE LOWER
60S. HIGH CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD IN OVER THE BURN
SITE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL INITIALLY BE
THIN AND BROKEN ALOFT...AND THEN BECOME MORE OVERCAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
SLIGHTLY STRONGER GUSTS. EXPECTING ANY LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES TO
REMAIN TO THE EAST OF THE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY...BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN
                    INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4250 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50400).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............56     59     62     61
RH..............34     32     31     35
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     NE     E
20 FT WIND SPD..6      9      10     10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     16     17     18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............57     51     48     46     44     43
RH..............43     59     68     76     82     86
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      NE     NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10     9      7      5      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.17     16     13     6      6      6

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...KAREN VANZO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.NORTH.01/DLH