FNUS73 KDLH 141421 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR LLTFWA RX BURN...WDNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 921 AM CDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND DEVELOP A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...SINCE THE LOW LEVELS WILL BE SO DRY...IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO SATURATE AND ALLOW THE RAIN TO REACH THE SURFACE. EVEN THOUGH THE CHANCES ARE LOW...THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING. HIGHS TODAY AROUND THE BURN SITE WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-78. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10000) INCREASING TO GOOD (57800) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (86500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............70 73 76 74 RH..............29 25 23 27 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 5 20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 13 9 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...KELLY MARTINKO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120514.LLTFW.01/DLH