FNUS73 KDLH 191711 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR BOY RIVER RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1211 PM CDT THU APR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL FOR THE AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME CUMULUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING TODAY...BUT A DECENT AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE IS STILL EXPECTED AT THE FIRE SITE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY DROP INTO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT FROM THE EAST TODAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47100). TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............48 52 53 51 RH..............44 39 36 38 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31200) DECREASING TO POOR (600) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............48 41 36 33 30 29 RH..............40 46 57 69 78 81 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST. 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11500) INCREASING TO GOOD (46200) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (52000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (44700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............28 36 44 49 51 51 RH..............78 67 49 37 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN P. REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120420.BOYRI.01/DLH