FNUS73 KDLH 211445
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FEDERAL DAM...CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
945 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE AREA WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF THE RAIN AND
CLOUD SHIELD THROUGH THE DAY. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES
MORE CLOUDS ARE DEVELOPING JUST TO THE WEST OF CASS LAKE. HOWEVER,
ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT SOME CLEARING WILL REACH THE BURN SITE BY
THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY. THERE
ARE SOME SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE JUST TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OVER
NORTHERN CASS COUNTY AND IS REFLECTED IN THE FORECAST WITH THE 20
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SURFACE WIND AND TO 20 FEET WILL BE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING LIGHT IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200) INCREASING TO POOR (10700) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO FAIR (19300)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (14200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............57     61     62     61
RH..............45     39     38     38
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2      3      5      4
20 FT WIND GUST.              6      5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (300).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............59     53     48     45     44     44
RH..............41     51     61     71     72     78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      W      NW     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      3      2      2      2      2
20 FT WIND GUST.                     6      6      6

$$
FORECASTER...GREG
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.FEDER.01/DLH