FNUS73 KDLH 222012
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PORTAGE RIVER...MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
312 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 CDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH AT TIME OF
IGNITION WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER 20S PERCENT.
A THUNDERSTORM 35 MILES TO THE WEST OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS SHOULD
BE IN THE VICINITY BETWEEN 500 PM AND 530 PM IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER.
WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN AND NEAR THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4850 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (72300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............90     89
RH..............27     28
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 350 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38800) DECREASING TO POOR (2200) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO
                    POOR (5100) LATE.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............84     76     71     68     66     65
RH..............51     71     81     87     93     97
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..7      6      5      4      4      5
20 FT WIND GUST.8      7      6      5      5      6

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7050 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (85200)
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (115500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (111700) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............66     73     77     81     83     82
RH..............90     68     58     47     41     41
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6      7      9      9      9      7
20 FT WIND GUST.7      8      13     13     13     8

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FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...MINDY LANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120722.PORTA.02/DLH