FNUS73 KDLH 141154 AAA FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGAMI WILDFIRE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 654 AM CDT FRI OCT 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0648 CDT ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .UPDATE...IN INCLUDE SKY CONDITIONS SATURDAY THAT WAS WERE LEFT OUT OF ORIGINAL ISSUANCE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE DAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AROUND 25 MPH OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE WILL BE FOUND THROUGH THE DAY WITH RAINFALL TOTALS OF A FEW HUNDRETHS TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL LIFT TO AROUND 4 KFT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SCATTERED SKIES...AND A FEW PEEKS OF SUN POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL RETURN OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH 50 F. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL BE AROUND 50 PERCENT...LOWERING TO AROUND 40 PERCENT ON SATURDAY AS DRIER REACHES THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY AFTER 1600. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF DRIZZLE. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (77700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (126600) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (159500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (120400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............43 44 45 46 46 46 RH..............89 82 70 62 55 54 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 15 17 18 18 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 28 32 35 36 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14400) DECREASING TO POOR (7500) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO FAIR (20400) LATE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............42 39 38 36 35 34 RH..............67 76 76 80 82 85 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..14 11 10 10 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST.27 23 18 16 16 14 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (129700) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (168500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (121800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............34 36 41 44 46 45 RH..............85 72 57 51 47 49 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW WNW WNW WNW 20 FT WIND SPD..8 12 15 16 17 17 20 FT WIND GUST.14 18 24 27 28 28 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111014.PAGAM.03/DLH