FNUS73 KDLH 131545
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTTS RAVINE M1...WDNR BRULE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1045 AM CDT WED JUN 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BRIGHT SUNSHINE INTO LATE AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP
TEMPERATURES TOWARD 80 DEGREES. WARMER TEMPERATURES IMPLY LOWER
HUMIDITIES. WARMER TEMPERATURES ALSO SUGGEST A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
WIND GUST STRENGTH. THE SOUTH WINDS WILL BRING MORE MOISTURE. AN
AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL DIMINISH TO
ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. ARRIVING MOISTURE WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM
FALLING TOO FAR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 11
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2200 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15200) INCREASING TO GOOD (57100) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (64600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (32500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............78  79  81  78  75  71  68
RH..............34  33  33  34  38  41  43
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..10  12  12  12  12  10  9
20 FT WIND GUST.16  19  19  19  18  14  13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............59     58     58     58     57     56
RH..............64     67     67     67     69     74
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..7      7      6      6      6      7
20 FT WIND GUST.8      8      7      7      7      8

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 11
                    TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 30 TO 35 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (127700).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............56     57     58     62     72     77
RH..............77     77     77     70     53     47
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7      9      11     13     12     11
20 FT WIND GUST.8      13     16     21     18     16

$$
FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...NICOLE MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120613.MOTTS.01/DLH