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FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTZONEIA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
627 AM CDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0608 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY: HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE NEARLY FULL SUNSHINE FOR THE REGION.
THE RESULT WILL BE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THE WESTZONEIA
AREA IS ACTUALLY KIND OF IN BETWEEN A BIT HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON THE
ORDER OF 20 PERCENT. IF THE WINDS ARE A BIT SLOWER TO BRING THE
LAKE BREEZE IN...I COULD SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING A BIT BELOW
30 PERCENT. OTHERWISE IT SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 30S.

TONIGHT: FAIRLY QUIET TONIGHT WITH REASONABLE RECOVERY. OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL BE WARMER THAN THE PAST FEW NIGHTS UNDER CLEAR SKIES.

SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT
APPROACH FROM THE WEST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7400) INCREASING TO GOOD (42400) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
                    (64900) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    GOOD (46100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............39     51     62     68     70     69
RH..............100    66     45     37     32     33
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..2      4      6      8      9      9
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      7      10     13     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20200) DECREASING TO POOR (2050) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............65     57     52     51     50     48
RH..............42     58     69     72     74     77
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..7      6      4      3      2      1
20 FT WIND GUST.8      7      5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (83000).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............48     57     66     70     70     68
RH..............83     67     52     45     41     43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     W      NW     N      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..1      2      3      5      7      8
20 FT WIND GUST.                     6      8      10

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FORECASTER...DEAN P.
REQUESTED BY...MARK HALE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.WESTZ.01/DLH