FNUS73 KDLH 141319 FWSDLH SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCORMICK LAKE...MN DNR FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 819 AM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON JUNE 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR WILL KEEP THE RAIN FROM REACHING THE SITE UNTIL NEAR 4 PM. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SURFACE WIND WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BY IGNITION TIME. RAIN WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE SITE TONIGHT AND DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8100) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (80700). TIME (CDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............67 70 71 70 RH..............57 55 55 56 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (39400) DECREASING TO POOR (3150) IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM TEMP............68 63 58 55 56 56 RH..............58 69 81 88 90 92 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE SE S S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 7 6 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 8 7 8 7 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94900). TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............57 61 67 72 75 76 RH..............95 92 80 64 53 50 20 FT WIND DIR..S SW W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 8 $$ FORECASTER...GREG REQUESTED BY...JACOB BEAUREGARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130614.MCCOR.01/DLH