FNUS73 KLOT 301325 FWSLOT SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BEACH UNIT 11...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 825 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A POTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA TRACKS NORTHWARD INTO ONTARIO THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOUTH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LAKE BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3500 TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..78. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /32000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD /70000 KNOT-FT/. TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........48 43 39 35 31 26 22 22 22 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............69 72 74 76 79 80 80 80 78 RH..............59 55 53 50 45 42 42 42 47 20FT WIND DIR...180 180 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 20FT SPEED(MPH).11 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 11 20FT SPEED(KT)..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20FT GUST(MPH)..24 25 25 26 26 26 26 25 23 20FT GUST(KT)...21 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.4 3.2 3.7 3.2 2.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.200 200 200 200 200 200 200 190 190 TRANSP WIND SPD.25 24 23 23 24 25 26 28 29 CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 VRATE KT-FT/100032 30 29 28 42 67 70 67 43 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 31 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..MISSING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO POOR (4000-9500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........22 25 27 30 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 26 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............76 72 68 66 64 62 61 60 60 59 58 58 RH..............52 59 65 70 75 78 81 84 84 87 90 93 20FT WIND DIR...180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 20FT SPEED(MPH).10 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 20FT SPEED(KT)..9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..21 20 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 12 20FT GUST(KT)...18 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 11 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 200 200 210 210 220 220 220 220 220 210 TRANSP WIND SPD.29 30 31 31 30 28 25 24 22 21 20 18 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/100010 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH. MIXING TEMP 1700FT..78. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (4000-73500 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........26 27 27 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............60 65 69 72 75 77 79 80 80 80 80 79 RH..............87 73 63 59 54 50 45 44 42 42 41 41 20FT WIND DIR...180 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 170 170 160 150 20FT SPEED(MPH).7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 20FT SPEED(KT)..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 20FT GUST(MPH)..12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 20FT GUST(KT)...10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.210 210 200 200 190 190 180 180 180 180 180 180 TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 VRATE KT-FT/10004 15 26 38 50 62 74 73 73 72 57 42 $$ FORECASTER...BIRK REQUESTED BY...NEAL MULCONREY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130430.WESTB.01/LOT