FNUS73 KDLH 282242
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOOTH LAKE...NPS/ VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
542 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1723 CDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
AND ONTARIO TONIGHT WILL TRY TO KEEP CONDITIONS DRY
OVER THE WILDFIRE LOCATION. HOWEVER A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
WILL RIDE ALONG THE JET STREAM AND TRY TO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS
AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TOMORROW. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...AND MAY HELP PRODUCE A ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 950 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6700).

TIME (CDT)      5 PM   7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............75     72     62     55     51     48     45
RH..............39     53     72     86     96     100    100
20 FT WIND DIR..W      NW     W      W      SW     W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..2      1      1      1      1      0      0
20 FT WIND GUST.5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......750 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25300) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (118000)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............45     58     70     77     78     76
RH..............100    80     55     42     39     45
20 FT WIND DIR..W      SW     SW     W      W      W
20 FT WIND SPD..1      4      5      7      8      6
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      7      13     15     13

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FORECASTER...CAROL
REQUESTED BY...KURT FOGELBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.TOOTH.01/DLH