FNUS73 KDLH 131724 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR HOIST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1224 PM CDT THU SEP 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1204 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .REST OF TODAY...TODAY...EXPECT COOL WEATHER AND INCREASING CLOUD COVER. DEEP MIXING WILL DEVELOP TODAY...WHICH WILL PROMOTE GUSTY WNW TO NW WINDS AND HELP TO DRAW DOWN DRY FROM ALOFT TO THE SURFACE. NOT SURE WHY THIS WILDFIRE WAS GETTING NE WINDS AROUND 1130...AS REPORTED...BUT WOULD THINK IT WAS A RANDOM VARIATION. THE WINDS ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION ARE FROM THE WNW. ANTICIPATE GUSTS OF 15 TO 22 MPH FROM THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD GET DOWN TO A MINIMUM NEAR 40 PERCENT...BUT THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF 35 PERCENT IF THERE IS A STRAY WIND GUST THAT DRAWS DOWN MUCH DRIER AIR FROM ALOFT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE IN THE FORECAST...BUT IT IS BEST TO EXPECT LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...THERE MAY BE SLIGHTLY MORE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IF A STRAY SHOWER COMES NEAR THE WILDFIRE. THE WINDS WILL RELAX TONIGHT AND BECOME NEARLY CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE COLD NIGHT IN STORE FOR NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THE HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER TO ABOVE 90 PERCENT. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 7300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (115100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (148300) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (140400) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............63 64 63 58 RH..............50 45 42 47 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 14 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44200) DECREASING TO POOR (1200) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............55 50 45 42 38 35 RH..............51 61 73 79 85 89 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10800) INCREASING TO GOOD (54200) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (79000) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (48000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............35 47 58 63 65 64 RH..............82 53 36 31 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 7 8 7 6 $$ FORECASTER...GEOFF REQUESTED BY...JESSI OSSEFOORT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120913.HOIST.01/DLH