FNUS73 KDLH 031613
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEANDER TOWER...USFS SUPERIOR NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1113 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA THIS
MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN AFTER 100 PM. NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 0.10
TO 0.15 TENTHS THROUGH 600 PM. ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES ARE DIFFICULT DUE TO PROXIMITY OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND
DEVELOPING EAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT FALLING TEMPERATURES
AND INCREASING HUMIDITIES THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...MAINLY
AFTER 1500.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29800) INCREASING TO GOOD (42050) IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
                    DECREASING TO GOOD (36800) LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
TEMP............37     36     36     34
RH..............50     60     67     74
20 FT WIND DIR..NE     NE     ENE    E
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10     8      8
20 FT WIND GUST.16     16     12     13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
                    RAIN. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15400) DECREASING TO POOR (5750) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............34     33     32     32     32     31
RH..............75     80     90     97     99     99
20 FT WIND DIR..E      E      E      NE     NE     NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8      7      7      6      5      6
20 FT WIND GUST.13     10     10     9      8      9

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FORECASTER...AMANDA
REQUESTED BY...KEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.MEAND.01/DLH