FNUS73 KDLH 171351 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR GASKIN LAKE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 851 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 CDT ON JUNE 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERE ARE AREAS OF FOG JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE WILDFIRE LOCATION WILL REMAIN UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH TODAY...WITH A CHANCE OF SCATTERED CONVECTIVE CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE LOWER 70S...WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE LOWER 40 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE EAST...BUT BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300 CDT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27900) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (79000) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............60 61 63 65 66 68 69 70 69 68 68 RH..............78 73 69 64 60 52 48 42 45 54 61 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 6 8 12 14 15 15 16 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........75-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20100). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............67 61 57 55 54 53 RH..............61 70 72 76 81 79 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 7 6 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 9 8 6 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 1450 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40400). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............55 57 60 62 65 63 RH..............72 67 62 59 54 60 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 11 12 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.12 15 18 20 20 18 $$ FORECASTER...BRIAN REQUESTED BY...JEN GUITH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110617.GASKI.01/DLH