FNUS73 KDLH 051427 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR FAST EDDY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 927 AM CDT TUE JUN 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 CDT ON JUNE 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INCREASING CLOUDS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOW 80S BY MIDDAY. THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN DOES NOT FEATURE ANY SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL SYSTEMS TODAY. THEREFORE...THERE MAY BE QUITE A BIT OF VARIATION IN WIND DIRECTION. A TENDENCY TOWARDS A NORTHWEST WIND SHOULD DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD LOWER INTO THE LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........3O PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 7200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7100) INCREASING TO FAIR (28000) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (52700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............67 76 83 84 80 RH..............96 53 34 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13300) DECREASING TO POOR (1750) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............78 70 62 59 56 55 RH..............39 53 72 83 96 96 20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100) INCREASING TO GOOD (42500). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............58 65 72 75 76 76 RH..............90 78 61 54 56 56 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 7 7 $$ FORECASTER...DECLAN REQUESTED BY...PATTY JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120605.FASTE.01/DLH