FNUS73 KDLH 141453 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR PARLEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 953 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0941 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .REST OF TODAY...EXPECT INCREASING SUNSHINE ONCE SOME MORNING CLOUDS BURN OFF OR MOVE OUT OF THE ARROWHEAD. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AROUND 5 MPH OR LESS. SINCE THE WINDS ARE SO LIGHT...THERE MAY BE SOME VARIATION IN DIRECTION. THE COOL MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO THE MID 60S BY MID AFTERNOON...WHICH IS WHEN THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD FALL TO A MINIMUM AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT. TONIGHT...ANTICIPATE CALM WINDS AND GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY SINCE THE TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP LIKE A ROCK WITH THE CLEAR SKIES. SATURDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND WARMER WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH. THERE MAY BE SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13500) INCREASING TO GOOD (35200) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (55500) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (48800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............42 53 62 65 64 RH..............100 47 36 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST. 6 7 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16900) DECREASING TO POOR (450) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............60 56 53 49 45 40 RH..............38 45 51 58 68 82 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W SW S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 0 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67400). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............39 53 66 72 73 73 RH..............89 54 36 31 30 30 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 4 6 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 14 14 14 $$ FORECASTER...GEOFF REQUESTED BY...JESSI OSSEFOORT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120914.PARLE.01/DLH