FNUS73 KDLH 031438 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR CUMMINGS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 938 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0913 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...IT WILL BE A DRY DAY ACROSS THE FIRE AREA...WITH NEARLY FULL SUNSHINE AND INCREASINGLY DRY AIR MIXING DOWN. HAVE DROPPED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY. WILL NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE WINDS FOR TUESDAY...AS THE NEW MODELS ARE JUST COMING IN. A QUICK LOOK AT THE NEW NAM MODEL INDICATES WE MAY NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OUR GOING FORECAST FOR WINDS ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL NEED TO LOOK AT THE OTHER NEW MODEL GUIDANCE TO BE SURE. THERE MAY BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT AND A BETTER CHANCE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE CALL IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87500). TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............71 75 82 84 83 RH..............72 49 38 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 6 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (41100) DECREASING TO POOR (1700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............79 72 66 62 60 59 RH..............39 53 64 70 77 83 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100) INCREASING TO GOOD (31900). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............59 70 78 80 80 79 RH..............83 73 59 47 43 42 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 3 5 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN P. REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120903.CUMMI.01/DLH