FNUS73 KDLH 041611 AAA FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR CUMMINGS...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1111 AM CDT TUE SEP 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0740 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWER AND STORMS TO THE WILDFIRE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING...THEN WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE WEST DUE TO DAYTIME MIXING. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE WILDFIRE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST MORE SUBSTANTIALLY ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL BECOME GUSTY AT TIMES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37300) INCREASING TO GOOD (58600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO FAIR (29000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............74 79 82 81 RH..............46 44 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 6 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7100) DECREASING TO POOR (950) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO POOR (3700) LATE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............76 66 61 58 57 55 RH..............50 68 75 77 77 80 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 1 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (142600). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............54 59 64 68 70 69 RH..............83 72 60 54 51 51 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 14 16 16 16 $$ FORECASTER...ROMAN REQUESTED BY...ANDREW NELSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120904.CUMMI.01/DLH