FNUS73 KDLH 221415 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTAGE RIVER...MIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 915 AM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 CDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BAND OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WHICH MAY YIELD A SPRINKLE. OTHERWISE...SUNSHINE RETURNS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH. THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE AFTER 4PM WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8300) INCREASING TO GOOD (36000) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (56500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (53800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............62 78 82 86 88 85 RH..............64 45 33 33 37 49 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 15 18 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......350 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4600) DECREASING TO POOR (1850) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO POOR (4700) LATE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............82 78 73 69 67 66 RH..............58 70 78 85 88 91 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 4 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 7 6 6 7 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6050 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (80500) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (88500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (78500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............67 73 78 80 83 84 RH..............88 68 55 48 43 40 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 13 15 15 13 $$ FORECASTER...KEVIN REQUESTED BY...MINDY LANE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120722.PORTA.01/DLH