FNUS73 KDLH 201059
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGAMI WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
559 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0528 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
WILL AFFECT THE WILDFIRE AREA TODAY...WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH.
HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WEST WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHLAND
TONIGHT...RESULTING IN LIGHT WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES. THE HIGH
WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY...CAUSING WINDS TO TURN OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES TO WARM BACK INTO THE 50S FOR
DAYTIME HIGHS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15000) INCREASING TO GOOD (45000) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............30     33     37     42     45     43
RH..............85     77     64     53     47     49
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..7      8      8      9      8      6
20 FT WIND GUST.12     14     14     15     14     8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15000) DECREASING TO POOR (1250) IN THE
                    EVENING.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............37     33     30     29     28     26
RH..............61     69     78     78     78     85
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      3      2      1      1
20 FT WIND GUST.6      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3500) INCREASING TO GOOD (36700) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............25     30     40     49     52     51
RH..............88     78     57     44     41     44
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      SW     SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1      2      4      5      6      5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      7      8      7

$$
FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111020.PAGAM.01/DLH