FNUS73 KDLH 181846
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGAMI WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
146 PM CDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1341 CDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTH THIS EVENING
THEN NORTH-NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. THICK CLOUD COVER AND ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS OR SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE FOUND TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS COOLER AIR SETTLES OVER THE REGION. LITTLE OR NO MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. ANY SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...WITH PERHAPS
A DUSTING IN ANY HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1450 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (45300) DECREASING TO FAIR (16600).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............36     35     34     33     32     31
RH..............79     82     82     85     88     88
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      6      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.8      8      8      7      7      7

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18100) INCREASING TO GOOD (38600) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (64900) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (62200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............30     32     36     40     41     40
RH..............92     85     75     64     62     64
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      NE     NE     N
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      8      8      7      7
20 FT WIND GUST.8      13     14     13     13     13

$$
FORECASTER...MPX
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111018.PAGAM.04/DLH