FNUS73 KDLH 161407
FWSDLH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOY RIVER...CHIPPEWA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
907 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN LAKES AS LOW PRESSURE
LINGERS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.  A SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE
SURFACE WILL ACCOMPANY AN UNUSUALLY WARM AIR MASS...FOR MARCH...
BOTH FOR TODAY AND SATURDAY. ANY MODERATING INFLUENCE OF COOL AIR
FROM LAKE SUPERIOR WILL NOT REACH NORTHERN CASS COUNTY ON EITHER
DAY. COOL NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE BOY RIVER VALLEY WILL
CONTRAST STRONGLY WITH VERY WARM AND DRY AFTERNOONS TODAY AND
SATURDAY. WITH A GREAT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EASTERN HIGH AND THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW...THE GRADIENT WILL BE WEAK AND SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300) INCREASING TO GOOD (41700).

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............49     60     67     68
RH..............61     47     43     47
20 FT WIND DIR..SE     SE     SE     SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      6      6
20 FT WIND GUST.6      7      8      8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3450).

TIME (CDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
TEMP............65     61     58     56     53     52
RH..............58     70     77     83     89     93
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..6      6      5      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.8      8      7      6      6      6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400) INCREASING TO POOR (8800) LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO FAIR (28100)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR
                    (24000) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
TEMP............50     54     61     68     71     72
RH..............96     83     65     52     51     51
20 FT WIND DIR..S      S      S      S      S      S
20 FT WIND SPD..5      5      5      5      5      5
20 FT WIND GUST.6      6      7      7      7      6

$$
FORECASTER...PETER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE RICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.BOYRI.01/DLH