FNUS73 KDLH 070303 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTZONEIA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1003 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2048 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...OUTLOOK FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: SMALL CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES AND NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS SITUATED BETWEEN A DEPARTING HUDSON BAY LOW AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE DAKOTAS. EXPECT GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUNDAY: HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER MINNESOTA SUNDAY...BRINGING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND A TRANSITION TO A WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW. MONDAY AND TUESDAY: FOCUS TURNS TO MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE AREA BECOMES PLACED IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF A CANADIAN COLD FRONT GAINING STRENGTH IN THE DAKOTAS. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH OR HIGHER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 37-45 PERCENT RANGE. AT THIS TIME, TEMPERATURES LOOK TO WARM ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH READINGS IN THE MIDDLE 70S OR HIGHER. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY WATCHED, AS ADJUSTMENTS IN TEMPERATURE WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT MINIMUM ON RH VALUES. TUESDAY NIGHT: AT THIS TIME THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP EAST OVER THE FIRE AREA TUESDAY EVENING/OVERNIGHT. A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT WITH A THREAT FOR THUNDER. WEDNESDAY: TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER, MINIMUM RELATIVITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97500). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............46 49 50 54 RH..............86 86 74 57 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 10 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.9 16 22 24 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (85600) DECREASING TO POOR (3150) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM TEMP............59 52 47 42 RH..............47 69 89 93 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.14 8 7 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62100) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (127500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (95200) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM TEMP............38 51 61 65 RH..............96 66 50 41 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 8 12 14 20 FT WIND GUST.5 12 19 24 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120906.WESTZ.01/DLH