FNUS73 KDLH 220914 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGAMI WILDFIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 414 AM CDT SAT OCT 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0356 CDT ON OCTOBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE ARROWHEAD TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING ENOUGH WIND TO IMPROVE DISPURSION OF ANY SMOKE TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE UPPER ARROWHEAD LATE TONIGHTAND THROUGHOUT SUNDAY. A PERSISTENT WEST WIND ON SUNDAY WILL BE MITIGATED BY THE LIGHT RAIN. SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WILL BE DRY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800) INCREASING TO FAIR (29500) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (35500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR (24200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............31 34 41 48 51 50 RH..............88 82 67 54 48 50 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 8 7 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12500) DECREASING TO POOR (2400) LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO POOR (5650) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............45 42 40 39 38 37 RH..............62 70 76 82 85 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 7 8 12 12 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100) INCREASING TO FAIR (29500) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (76700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR (28500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............36 38 44 49 51 50 RH..............92 85 68 56 52 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 11 11 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 18 18 18 15 $$ FORECASTER...PETER REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111022.PAGAM.01/DLH