FNUS73 KDLH 191246
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOQUAH E...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
746 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 CDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE
REGION FROM THE EAST TODAY...ALTHOUGH EXPECT TO SEE SOME
DISSIPATION OF THE CLOUDS THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...WITH HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASING DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT
INFLUX OF MOISTURE FROM THE EAST...WILL LIKELY SEE SOME CUMULUS
CLOUDS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE A LIGHT RAIN
SHOWER BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. AT THE MOMENT...LOOKS LIKE
THE BEST CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN WILL BE AFTER 1600 CDT. RH VALUES
WILL NOT BE AS LOW AS YESTERDAY...ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40
PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL VARY FROM THE ESE AND E EARLY...THEN BY
THE AFTERNOON INCREASE FROM THE ENE. TONIGHT...SKIES WILL REMAIN
PARTLY CLOUDY...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL JUMP TO 90 T0 100 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WINDS IN THE MORNING...INCREASING OUT
                    OF THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 3500
                    FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27600).

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............55     58     62     66     61
RH..............68     64     58     49     58
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      7      9      7
20 FT WIND GUST.9      11     13     15     13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF
                    THE EAST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 550 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5700).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............59     54     50     48     46     43
RH..............62     71     80     86     93     100
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     E      E      E      E
20 FT WIND SPD..7      6      5      5      4      5
20 FT WIND GUST.13     12     10     9      6      9

$$
FORECASTER...BRIAN
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.MOQUA.01/DLH