FNUS73 KDLH 291326
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANILLAS RIDGE...MN DNR FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
826 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 5 AM AND 7 AM.
AT THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THE WINDS WILL SWITCH FROM LIGHT SOUTHERLY
TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AND WILL BECOME STRONGER WITH DAYLIGHT. THERE
COULD BE SOME GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.
DEW POINTS/HUMIDITY WILL DROP CONSIDERABLY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH
VERY DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500) INCREASING TO GOOD (38200).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............57     68     79     85     88     87
RH..............96     70     50     45     39     40
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3      4      6      7      8      9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      6      8      9      12     14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5950).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............83     78     74     72     69     68
RH..............44     54     62     68     75     78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     SW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..10     11     12     12     12     12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     17     20     20     22     22

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO
                    7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93100).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............70     74     77     79     81     82
RH..............74     57     46     40     36     36
20 FT WIND DIR..W      W      NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12     12     11     10     9      7
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     17     15     14     9

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FORECASTER...CAROL
REQUESTED BY...JON HANDRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120830.MANIL.01/DLH