Weather Forecast for the Ham Lake Fire Area

Current time: May 10, 2007 – 7:01 CDT Most Recent Observations at May 10, 2007 – 6:04 CDT 6:04

The current temperature at the Seagull Guard Station is 63 degrees.  Dew Point is 43.5, Humidity 49%, Wind Speed 5 mph from the West, Wind Gusts at 9 mph.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NE MINNESOTA AND NW WISCONSIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
433 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2007

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TODAY…

.DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TODAY. INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO THE LOW TO MID
80S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
MID TO UPPER TEENS WILL PREVENT ANY SHOWERS FROM FORMING ALONG THE
FRONT…WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF ROUTE 2. WITH THE AIR
BEING SO DRY…THERE IS A DANGER OF DRY LIGHTNING AND ABRUPTLY
STRONG GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. BEHIND THE
FRONT…COOLING ALOFT WILL CAUSE WEST…THEN NORTHWEST WINDS TO
STRENGTHEN TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS EVENTUALLY REACHING 40 MPH AS
THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. OVERNIGHT…WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE AND
IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AS TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW TO
MID 60S ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL RETURN
TO THE LOW TO MID 20S FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND SPOTTY RAIN…
ASSOCIATED WITH IOWA LOW PRESSURE…MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY.

THE COOL AND VERY DRY ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE
60S SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT SHOULD LIFT HUMIDITIES AND MAY BRING
SOME SPOTTY RAIN SUNDAY…WITH A TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
MONDAY. ANOTHER HUDSON BAY HIGH WILL RETURN THE AREA TO VERY DRY
WEATHER…PLENTY OF SUNSHINE…AND BRISK…GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS
TUESDAY AND FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.