FNUS73 KDLH 141635
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WISH LAKE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1135 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1140 CDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY PACIFIC AIR MODIFIED BY THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND ROCKY
MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN ARROWHEAD
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM PREVIOUS RAINS AND
MORE MOIST AIR MASSES WILL KEEP MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN
THE 40S...OR AT WORST THE UPPER 30S TODAY AND SATURDAY. WITH A
LOOSE SOUTH GRADIENT...SUSTAINED WINDS AT 20 FEET SHOULD REMAIN
NEAR OR BELOW 10 MPH. WISH LAKE IS FAR ENOUGH INLAND TO AVOID
GUSTY AND COOL ONSHORE WINDS FROM LAKE SUPERIOR BOTH DAYS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2850 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33200).

TIME (CDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
TEMP............76  78  80  81  81  80  79
RH..............56  54  51  49  51  52  54
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.7   8   8   8   8   8   8

.TONIGHT...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......550 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............77     69     64     62     60     59
RH..............58     76     90     93     93     93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     E      SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6      5      4      3      3      3
20 FT WIND GUST.8      7      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY / WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2850 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37300).

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............59     69     76     81     84     83
RH..............93     70     56     47     43     44
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3      5      5      6      6      5
20 FT WIND GUST.       6      7      8      8      7

$$
FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...BEVERLY BARTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090814.WISHL.01/DLH