FNUS73 KDLH 291535 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE 13 RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1035 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL KEEP CONDITIONS MAINLY DRY ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. HOWEVER A WEAK DISTURBANCE OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN SOMEWHAT TODAY AND COULD BE GUSTY AT TIMES...ONLY DECREASING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH OCCASIONAL OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36500) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (65900) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM TEMP............44 47 50 53 56 57 58 58 57 RH..............76 68 58 52 45 45 44 45 45 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..6 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 16 16 18 18 18 18 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26600) DECREASING TO POOR (3600) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............56 53 48 45 44 43 RH..............49 57 68 76 82 89 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 10 10 8 8 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48600) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (118300) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............43 50 56 60 63 64 RH..............89 68 55 47 44 41 20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 10 10 8 $$ FORECASTER...ROMAN REQUESTED BY...RICH KUJALA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120429.LAKE1.02/DLH