FNUS73 KDLH 151413 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR GASKIN LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 913 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0831 CDT ON JUNE 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MAIN AREA OF RAINFALL STILL REMAINS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE WILDFIRE LOCATION THIS MORNING...AND STILL EXPECT ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO NOT REACH COOK COUNTY UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL HOLD STRONG AND ALLOW THE MAIN AXIS OF RAINFALL TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FIRE LOCATION. SOME DRIER AIR IS MOVING INTO THE TIP OF THE ARROWHEAD THIS MORNING AND CLEARING SOME OF THE CLOUDS OUT. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE TEMPERATURES TO REACH INTO THE UPPER 60S...WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY...BUT INCREASE UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. EXPECT LIGHT SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BY TOMORROW MORNING AS THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION...BUT SHOULD BE ENDING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN DURING THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND BECOME LIGHT DURING THE DAY TOMORROW AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69. MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (120100) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............55 58 61 63 65 67 68 69 68 67 64 RH..............69 66 60 59 56 52 46 42 43 48 51 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 12 14 14 14 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.8 14 15 16 20 23 23 23 21 20 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........80-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2450 FT AGL DECREASING TO 550 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (98500) DECREASING TO POOR (11600) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............63 60 54 52 50 49 RH..............52 67 74 81 87 90 20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 6 3 1 1 2 20 FT WIND GUST.16 8 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73. MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30800) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (95000) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............51 59 65 69 72 70 RH..............76 60 53 48 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110615.GASKI.01/DLH