FNUS73 KDLH 271428 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 928 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 CDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... PLENTY OF SUNSHINE WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...WITH AN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON CLOUDS...ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. WINDS WILL BE WEST TO NORTHWEST TODAY...BUT COULD BE VARIABLE SINCE SPEEDS ARE NOT VERY HIGH...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. WE EXPECT THE HUMIDITY TO DROP THIS AFTERNOON AS WE GET SOME MIXING...WITH MINIMUM VALUES DROPPING TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6450 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73750) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............66 70 71 70 RH..............51 38 34 36 20 FT WIND DIR..NW WNW WNW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 12 12 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............67 58 51 49 44 43 RH..............44 56 69 79 83 85 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN M. REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110827.LITTL.01/DLH