FNUS73 KDLH 250900
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAGAMI WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
400 AM CDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0353 CDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A DISTANT LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
ARROWHEAD TODAY AND THIS EVENING. ASSOCIATED CLOUDS WILL MAINTAIN
COOL TEMPERATURES.  AN ONSHORE WIND WILL SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE
ARROWHEAD...BUT SHOULD REMAIN WEAK ENOUGH TO NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS.
COOLING ALOFT WILL CAUSE CLOUDS AND A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN WEAK WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600) INCREASING TO FAIR (26300) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (38300)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD
                    (31200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............26     29     36     43     46     45
RH..............96     88     69     55     49     51
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      E      NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      8      9      9      8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     12     15     16     16     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 750 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10600) DECREASING TO POOR (3750) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............42     39     38     37     36     36
RH..............57     62     62     64     67     67
20 FT WIND DIR..E      NE     NE     NE     N      NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      4      4      4      3
20 FT WIND GUST.9      6      6      6      6      5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (86000)
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (116700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (99000) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............35     37     41     44     46     45
RH..............72     67     59     55     51     53
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      5      6      6      5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      10     12     12     10

$$
FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LOCKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111025.PAGAM.01/DLH