FNUS73 KDLH 281537 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACK LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1037 AM CDT SAT APR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 CDT ON APRIL 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER ONTRAIO AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY ACROSS ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. WITH WINDS OUT OF THE EAST...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.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 48. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58700) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64700) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (47000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............41 43 45 46 47 48 48 47 46 RH..............45 38 30 24 23 21 21 22 22 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 12 12 11 10 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 12 16 18 20 17 15 14 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21. RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17600) DECREASING TO POOR (1000) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............43 34 27 23 22 22 RH..............24 35 48 57 59 59 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..8 5 3 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.12 7 5 2 2 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6900) INCREASING TO GOOD (30900) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (56600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (46800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............24 36 47 52 55 51 RH..............54 36 25 23 22 26 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 6 8 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 7 10 12 10 $$ FORECASTER...ROMAN REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120428.TRACK.01/DLH