FNUS73 KDLH 281138 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR LANGLEY 1...MNSUF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 638 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED AROUND IGNITION TIME WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HAVE LOWERED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST AS RELATIVELY DRY AIR CONTINUES TO HOLD IN PLACE ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD. ALTHOUGH THE FORECAST MIXING LAYER DEPTH IS RELATIVELY SHALLOW...LATEST VERTICAL ANALYSIS INDICATES ENOUGH DRIER AIR ALOFT TO WARRANT SOME LOWERING OF SFC DEWPOINTS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH AND SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14100) INCREASING TO GOOD (46200) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (51400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (34500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............61 64 65 65 63 RH..............53 47 41 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE ESE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 10 7 20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 15 15 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 450 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST -4 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000) DECREASING TO POOR (500). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............61 55 49 46 46 47 RH..............49 61 80 89 93 96 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 2 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 5 3 2 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100) INCREASING TO GOOD (30900) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (52800) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (50100) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............52 64 71 73 74 75 RH..............83 56 47 46 46 46 20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW S S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.2 5 6 8 8 7 $$ FORECASTER...DECLAN REQUESTED BY...TOM ROACH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130528.LANGL.03/DLH