FNUS73 KDLH 161442 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR FAST EDDIE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 942 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A DRY DAY...WITH SUNNY SKIES GRADUALLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING WITH LOCAL AFFECTS DOMINATING THE WIND. THE WIND WILL THEN BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300) INCREASING TO GOOD (31800). TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............56 61 65 68 68 RH..............45 30 24 24 25 20 FT WIND DIR..VRB VRB S SSE SSE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36600) DECREASING TO POOR (2900) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............66 59 54 50 48 46 RH..............28 40 50 56 60 69 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 6 8 20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 7 6 7 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (76050). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............48 57 64 68 72 73 RH..............77 66 52 47 46 49 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 13 15 13 20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 18 21 23 21 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN M. REQUESTED BY...PATTY JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.FASTE.03/DLH