FNUS73 KDLH 211055
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGAMI WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
555 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0531 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WILDFIRE AREA CAUSING WINDS TO TURN OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE BECAUSE OF LIMITED MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5400) INCREASING TO GOOD (31300) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............26     32     39     48     51     50
RH..............84     72     57     44     41     44
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      W      SW     SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1      3      5      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.              6      7      7      6

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FG AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000 DECREASING TO 3000).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............44     40     38     36     35     34
RH..............55     67     76     82     85     89
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     W      W      W      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      3      3      3      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.                            5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000) INCREASING TO GOOD (35000) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............33     36     42     47     50     48
RH..............92     85     67     58     52     54
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      5      3      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      6

$$
FORECASTER...ROMAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111021.PAGAM.01/DLH