FNUS73 KDLH 161801
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELF GARAGE B...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
101 PM CDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER REGION WILL PROVIDE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY. THE HIGH WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME VARIABILITY
IN THE WIND...BUT OVERALL IT SHOULD START OUT NORTHWEST AT THE
BURNSITE...SWITCHING TO MORE WESTERLY BY EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BACKING TO WESTERLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7150 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58050).

TIME (CDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............62     66     66
RH..............26     18     19
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4      7      6
20 FT WIND GUST.7      12     11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25500) DECREASING TO POOR (1150) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............63     54     48     45     42     40
RH..............23     36     49     60     68     75
20 FT WIND DIR..W      S      SE     S      SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      2      2      2      2      3
20 FT WIND GUST.

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FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.ELFGA.01/DLH