FNUS73 KDLH 082347
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTZONEIA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
647 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OUTLOOK

TONIGHT:
A LINGERING LIGHT SHOWER OR SPRINKLE WILL BE FOUND THROUGH 2000.
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT:
CLOUDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10
MPH WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING
HEIGHTS AROUND 6 KFT WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL
AROUND 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY A MAX
TEMPERATURE AROUND 60 F.

MONDAY:
SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW 70S AND MIN RH 30 TO 40
PERCENT. WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. AN
OCCASIONAL GUST TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1400.

TUESDAY:
INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE IN
THE UPPER 70S AND MIN RH 38 TO 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10
MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP OVER THE
FIRE AREA TUESDAY EVENING...GENERALLY BETWEEN 2200-2400 L. A WIND
SHIFT TO THE WEST- NORTHWEST WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
WITH ONLY A SMALL CHC FOR RAIN AT THIS TIME.

WEDNESDAY:
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL VALUES
WEDNESDAY...IN THE UPPER 60S. HOWEVER, MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL
LOWER INTO THE 30S WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. FEW SPRINKLES BEFORE 2000.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL 2200...DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (56000) DECREASING TO FAIR (13800).

TIME (CDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
TEMP............52     48     46     45     44     43
RH..............89     96     100    96     96     93
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8      6      5      4      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.13     9      7

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL
                    1200...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5150 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17600) INCREASING TO GOOD (48300) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO GOOD (36900)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (18900) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............43     50     57     62     65     64
RH..............93     71     55     46     37     37
20 FT WIND DIR..NW     NW     NW     NW     NW     W
20 FT WIND SPD..3      5      7      5      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.       6      9      7      6

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FORECASTER...AMANDA
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.WESTZ.02/DLH