FNUS73 KDLH 202300
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOROTHY LAKE RX...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
600 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN
AREA TONIGHT DUE TO A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO. EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BURN AREA TONIGHT...BUT
SHOULD NOT BE THAT STRONG. BY TOMORROW...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE ARROWHEAD REGION. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
RAIN WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
ALSO STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GETS CLOSE
TO THE AREA...WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (74800) DECREASING TO POOR (10600) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM
TEMP............73  72  72  68  65  61  59  58  57  55  54  53  53  53
RH..............46  44  42  51  58  67  72  72  75  77  80  83  86  86
20 FT WIND DIR..E   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..8   7   7   7   7   6   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  14  13  13  12  10  7   7   6   6   6   6   6   6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12500) INCREASING TO GOOD (54700).

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............55  56  57  59  60  61  62  62  63  63  63  62
RH..............77  77  75  72  67  65  62  65  65  67  67  67
20 FT WIND DIR..E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   7   8   9   10  11  11  12  12  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.7   12  13  15  17  20  20  21  21  21  23  23

$$
FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110520.DOROT.02/DLH