FNUS73 KDLH 151909 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST SIX MILE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 209 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1420 CDT ON AUGUST 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE CLOUDS WILL DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME ERRATIC DIFFERENCES IN DIRECTION AT TIMES...BUT SHOULD GENERALLY BE WEST TO NORTHWEST. THE LOW WIND SPEEDS WILL ALSO IMPACT SMOKE DISPERSAL WITH VALUES ONLY RISING TO FAIR AT BEST. EXPECT THE HUMIDITY TO REMAIN BETWEEN 35 TO 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23300). TIME (CDT) 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............76 77 76 RH..............38 37 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST -4 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19400) DECREASING TO POOR (350) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............74 65 58 55 53 51 RH..............45 64 83 92 96 100 20 FT WIND DIR..NW SE SE SE SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST.2 1 1 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (800) INCREASING TO GOOD (36900) LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77400) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (68500) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............53 64 73 78 79 78 RH..............96 81 62 48 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 4 5 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 6 8 7 $$ FORECASTER...MIKE REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130815.WESTS.02/DLH