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SPOT FORECAST FOR BASS LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1010 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE THE CHALLENGE TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS QUITE LIGHT
WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR LOCAL AFFECTS TO HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON RESULTANT
WIND DIRECTION. OVERALL...WE EXPECT WINDS TO BE WEST TO SOUTHWEST TODAY.
CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
EXPECT MORE CLOUDS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97900) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............58     62     63     63
RH..............36     29     26     25
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..4      5      7      8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      8      12     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 950 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (84500) DECREASING TO POOR (11000) IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............61     52     46     44     44     43
RH..............28     41     53     60     62     67
20 FT WIND DIR..SW     SW     S      S      S      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      4      4      4      4      4
20 FT WIND GUST.6      5      5      5      5      5

.TUESDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 13
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......850 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3550 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 TO 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22000) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (187100).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............42     52     59     62     64     64
RH..............76     71     59     53     48     44
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      6      7      9      9      11
20 FT WIND GUST.6      8      13     15     16     18

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FORECASTER...DEAN M.
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RADAJ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090511.BASSL.01/DLH