FNUS73 KDLH 021444 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR TEST SANDSTONE TEST...MN DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 944 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 CDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...TEST....THIS IS A TEST SPOT..... .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...ALLOWING FOR SW WINDS THIS MORNING TO BECOME LIGHT...THEN WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PRECISE LOCATION OF THE FRONT IS DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN SO WIND DIRECTION BRINGS MORE UNCERTAINTY THAN NORMAL. THE WARM FRONT WILL ALSO BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER 1000 PM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS THROUGH 1200...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15800) INCREASING TO GOOD (35500) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66900) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (39500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............61 66 73 75 76 RH..............90 73 50 42 41 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 4 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 9 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. PRECIPITATION.......A QUARTER TO A THIRD OF AN INCH. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7200) DECREASING TO POOR (1700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............75 70 65 61 59 58 RH..............43 51 60 70 78 83 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74800). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............58 61 67 72 74 72 RH..............86 84 70 57 51 53 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 4 7 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 8 10 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...JACOB BEAUREGARD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120502.TESTS.01/DLH