FNUS73 KDLH 141202 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTZONEIA...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 702 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SUNNY AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 20 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. MAINLY LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL. SATURDAY WILL FEATURE SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS AS SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS COUPLED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH CLOUDS INCREASING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE NORTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AND BECOME GUSTY. GUSTY WINDS...CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. A DRY WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER FRONT ARRIVES WEDNESDAY. MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6550 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9000) INCREASING TO GOOD (39100) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (59300) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (52600) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............31 45 55 60 64 64 RH..............98 73 49 39 34 34 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 3 4 5 5 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 8 9 9 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST -4 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18600) DECREASING TO POOR (500) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............59 53 47 42 40 39 RH..............42 52 63 76 82 89 20 FT WIND DIR..NW W S SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 5 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11100) INCREASING TO GOOD (43200) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (56400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (51800) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............41 54 65 70 71 69 RH..............82 52 37 32 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 7 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 12 16 16 14 $$ FORECASTER...DECLAN REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120914.WESTZ.01/DLH