FNUS73 KDLH 240034
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUCILLE LAKE...USFS CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
734 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1910 CDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE BURN AREA TONIGHT...SHIFTING
WINDS AROUND THE NORTH OR NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL WEAKEN FOR A TIME
AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN. WINDS EXPECT TO
REMAIN ELEVATED ON FRIDAY...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER AND
DEWPOINTS HIGHER. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE AT THEIR LOWEST POINT
NOW...AND SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT ON FRIDAY. AN ISOLATED
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THE
FRONT...BUT MOISTURE IS LACKING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OR
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH
                    AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING NORTH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58200) DECREASING TO FAIR (23800) IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............74     62     56     52     49     46
RH..............30     50     66     83     86     89
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      W      NW     NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10     10     10     5      6      8
20 FT WIND GUST.18     15     13     6      8      14

.FRIDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS 40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2950 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (62100).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............44     45     47     48     49     49
RH..............76     70     63     58     56     54
20 FT WIND DIR..N      N      N      N      N      N
20 FT WIND SPD..13     14     15     17     19     15
20 FT WIND GUST.16     18     19     20     22     16

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FORECASTER...CAROL/KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...KEN GUITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090423.LUCIL.01/DLH