FNUS73 KDLH 181507 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR PARLEY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1007 AM CDT TUE SEP 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0928 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SKIES WILL RANGE FROM MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY TODAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP OVER THE FIRE WEDNESDAY...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN SHOWERS. LIGHT WINDS THIS EVENING WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH AND BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. AT THIS TIME...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1000-1100 L. FREQUENT GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH A POSSIBLE GUST TO 30 MPH IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........27 TO 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100...THEN WEST AFTER 1500. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (75000) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (64300) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............38 45 49 52 52 RH..............91 43 36 29 30 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.4 6 9 9 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER 2200. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.05 TO 0.10 INCH MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37...TEMPERATURE STEADY OR RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AFTER 0300. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900) INCREASING TO POOR (3800) LATE. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............47 44 40 37 38 38 RH..............42 52 62 70 72 73 20 FT WIND DIR..W SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 8 11 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 10 16 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS....0.50 INCH MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1200...AND NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH AFTER 1500. GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700) INCREASING TO GOOD (48100) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (118600) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (110700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............37 42 48 54 54 51 RH..............74 69 62 56 52 59 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 8 13 13 14 20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 16 22 23 26 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...JESSI OSSEFOORT TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120918.PARLE.01/DLH