FNUS73 KDLH 171522 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR TRACK LAKE...U.S.F.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1022 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RADAR SHOWED LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA NEAR OR OVER THE BURNSITE. ANY RAINFALL WILL BE RATHER LIGHT...ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. LIGHT SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS DEVELOPING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...ALTHOUGH A FEW BREAKS ALLOWING MORE SUN WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA...AND THESE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. ANY RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2750 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38450) DECREASING TO FAIR (25700) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............55 56 57 55 RH..............45 43 35 45 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST.12 18 18 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......450 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 20 TO 25 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9500) DECREASING TO POOR (3650) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............53 48 43 41 39 40 RH..............46 54 64 70 74 75 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 16 18 $$ FORECASTER...DEAN M. REQUESTED BY...RYAN KINGSLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130517.TRACK.01/DLH