FNUS73 KDLH 191353 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR DOROTHY RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 853 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MID AND LATE MORNING...AND THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW THE SURFACE TO HEAT UP TO AROUND THE SAME TEMPERATURE AS YESTERDAY...BUT WITH THE INCREASED MOISTURE CONTENT...ALLOW FOR SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER AFTER 1600 CDT. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST OR SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF EAST TODAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT DROP AS LOW AS THE PAST COUPLE DAYS...ONLY EXPECTING AFTERNOON RH VALUES DOWN INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE. A FEW CLOUDS STICK AROUND TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITY RECOVERIES UP TO 90 PERCENT. TOMORROW WILL SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES CONTINUE...BUT WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON...SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS...BUT HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72. MIN HUMIDITY........32-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH... THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66200) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............59 64 69 70 68 RH..............59 46 35 38 42 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 9 5 20 FT WIND GUST.6 14 17 16 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............66 58 52 48 45 44 RH..............45 59 71 83 85 90 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 5 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 6 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........43-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (50200). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............46 54 61 65 71 69 RH..............96 74 62 56 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 10 11 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST.9 15 17 20 20 21 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...CORY BERG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.DOROT.01/DLH