FNUS73 KDLH 281606 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR PLOUFF CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1106 AM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTARIO AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY ACROSS ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW AND TEMPERATURES COOL. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN BY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN MIXING IS MORE ENHANCED. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE HIGH SLOW TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 51. RH..................20 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (60100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............47 48 50 50 50 50 49 RH..............21 20 18 18 18 18 20 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 12 12 11 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 18 17 16 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25700) DECREASING TO POOR (1450) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............46 35 28 26 23 23 RH..............23 35 48 52 57 57 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 4 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.12 8 6 3 3 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8600) INCREASING TO GOOD (42100) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (71700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (60600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............24 37 48 54 56 53 RH..............57 37 26 22 20 24 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 6 9 10 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 7 13 14 13 $$ FORECASTER...ROMAN REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120428.PLOUF.01/DLH