FNUS73 KDLH 281551 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR FIRE...USFS DISPATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1051 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1021 CDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES AND ONTARIO TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL TRY TO KEEP CONDITIONS DRY OVER THE WILDFIRE LOCATION. HOWEVER A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL RIDE ALONG THE JET STREAM AND TRY TO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TOMORROW. A LITTLE CLUSTER OF SHOWERS CURRENTLY MOVING NW TO SE OVER THE IRON RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE SW OF THE FIRE LOCATION. THEREFORE...WILL MOSTLY LIKELY SEE MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION TODAY. THE CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO DROP SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30 PERCENT RANGE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS TODAY WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT...IN THE 3 TO 5 MPH RANGE FROM THE NW. THERE IS A LITTLE BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TOMORROW OVER THE WILDFIRE LOCATION AS ANOTHER UPPER WAVE SLIDES ACROSS ONTARIO AND BRUSHES THE ARROWHEAD WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. COULD SEE SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES TOMORROW...IN THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48500). TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............68 71 74 75 72 RH..............52 41 34 36 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............69 60 55 52 50 49 RH..............45 55 66 74 83 86 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (139400). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............48 58 67 74 77 76 RH..............86 75 56 44 39 39 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 9 10 10 8 20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 15 16 16 13 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110828.LITTL.01/DLH