FNUS73 KDLH 182009
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST SANDS 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
309 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...WINDS AROUND THE BURN SITE WILL BE INFLUENCED BY THE
LAKE BREEZE WINDS ALONG NORTHERN BAYFIELD COUNTY AND ALSO THE
EASTERLY WINDS TO THE SOUTH. WILL PROBABLY WAIVER BACK AND FORTH
FROM ENE TO ESE AROUND 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL AROUND
1800 CDT. AFTER WHICH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY AND
LIGHT. EXPECTING MIXING HEIGHT TO DROP TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL...AND
TO 600 FT AGL BY 2100 CDT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE
TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER 1900 CDT. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF VERY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH WITH THE AMOUNT
OF DRY AIR IN PLACE...WILL MOST LIKELY BE EITHER VERY LIGHT OR
FALL AS VIRGA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING EAST 8 TO 11
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48700).

TIME (CDT)      4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............67  64  62
RH..............32  34  38
20 FT WIND DIR..NE  E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..10  9   7
20 FT WIND GUST.17  16  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6300).

TIME (CDT)      7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
TEMP............61  57  54  50  48  47  46  44  43  42  42  42
RH..............40  47  52  61  65  68  71  79  82  86  89  93

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FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110518.NORTH.02/DLH