FNUS73 KDLH 121309 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTZONEIA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 809 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0643 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...DRY AND WINDY TODAY... .DISCUSSION... TODAY: A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER WILL PUSH A WEDGE OF VERY DRY AIR INTO THE AREA TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES RISE THIS MORNING AND THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING THE DRIER AIR TO THE SURFACE ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH POOR RH RECOVERY. THURSDAY: MINIMUM RH VALUES ON THURSDAY WILL SLIGHTLY IMPROVE...BUT REMAIN LOW IN THE 20S. WINDS WILL AGAIN BE GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: THE REGION WILL BECOME SITUATED AHEAD OF A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AROUND 70 BOTH DAYS. RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW...WITH MINIMUM VALUES IN THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH SATURDAY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR GREATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 11 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1000...THEN INCREASING 12 TO 16 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96700) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (186500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (133100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............59 63 65 66 64 RH..............40 28 24 21 23 20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 12 15 15 14 20 FT WIND GUST.13 20 27 28 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21600) DECREASING TO POOR (3150) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............62 56 52 50 48 46 RH..............28 37 43 47 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 8 7 6 4 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 13 10 9 7 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 8000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (114500) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (137400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (111600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............46 53 59 61 63 61 RH..............48 42 35 30 26 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..4 6 8 12 14 12 20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 13 20 24 19 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120912.WESTZ.01/DLH