FNUS73 KDLH 131239 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR KNUTSON DAM FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 739 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0658 CDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE TODAY. HOWEVER...THE DRY AIR WILL LIMIT MORE THAN A FEW HUNDRETHS OF RAINFALL TO REACH THE GROUND WITH ANY OF THESE SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK OVER THE FIRE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AROUND 1500-1600. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SWITCH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL ALSO BE MUCH WARMER...WITH AFTERNOON READINGS AROUND 80. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY BEFORE NOON. RAINFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE TO 0.05 MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...INCREASING 12 TO 17 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AFTER 1100....THEN BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (78400). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............42 46 52 59 62 64 RH..............44 36 33 32 35 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 10 16 18 19 15 20 FT WIND GUST.10 16 22 29 30 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY...DECREASING 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31100) DECREASING TO POOR (1700) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............63 59 54 48 45 46 RH..............45 52 63 73 75 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW S S 20 FT WIND SPD..8 5 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.16 7 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND NOON...THEN NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10400) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (226600). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............48 57 72 75 80 77 RH..............72 55 40 34 31 35 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 9 12 14 18 20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 20 24 28 $$ FORECASTER...AMANDA REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRINK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130513.KNUTS.01/DLH