FNUS73 KDLH 251739 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR TICK POPPER 1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1239 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BURN LOCATION WILL SEE NE WINDS GENERALLY AROUND 5-8 MPH TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE OBSERVATION SENT WAS LIGHT OUT OF THE WEST...ASSUMING IT IS VARIABLE NEAR THE SURFACE. A FEW STRONGER GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 KT OUT OF THE NE WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY AFTER 1400. HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION. SKIES WILL CLEAR THIS EVENING. A NEARBY RAWS SITE WSHW3 HAD A RH VALUE OF 42 PERCENT AT NOON...ABOUT 5 PERCENT LOWER THAN YOUR OBSERVATION. TREND WILL BE FALLING RH VALUES INTO THE 30S THROUGH THE EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 16 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3350 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (49800). TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............59 62 57 RH..............40 35 32 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11400). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............53 45 38 37 33 34 RH..............34 45 59 70 74 73 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 5 5 5 7 10 20 FT WIND GUST.16 10 9 10 13 17 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110525.TICKP.01/DLH