Monday PM, May 13, 2013
Today’s Safety Message:
• Grasses are dry and cured. We’ve had a few small fires. Keep fires small and stay nearby.
• Winds will be from the south at 5 to 15 mph but with gusts up to 30 mph. Wear PFDs.
FS Pilot report—this information is from a flight late Sunday afternoon.
- Jackfish- 40% open
- Open: Pipestone, Stuart, Agnes, Nina Moose, Ramshead, Upper and Lower Pauness
- Frozen: Oyster
- Bald Eagle- 60% open
- Gabbro- 75% open
- Open: Gull, Turtle, Lakes 1 and 2
- Clearwater- frozen, but open around edges
- This information is from today’s flight:
- Moose Lake: southwestern third is open; northeastern two thirds frozen but dark ice.
- S. Kawishiwi R. and Gabbro Lake are mostly open.
- Turtle is open.
- There is ice in the middle of Bald Eagle.
- Clearwater and Pietro are frozen (thin ice) but Gull is open.
- Quadga and Bog are open.
- Isabella and Perent still have a lot of ice in the middle.
- Polly and Phoebe are open.
- Alton and Sawbill are still frozen.
- Generally the smaller lakes in the south east are open or mostly open. Larger lakes are still frozen.
- Alice is frozen.
- Insula south of The Rock is open, the northern portion is frozen.
- Lake 3 is mostly open.
- Knife Lake including the South Arm is mostly ice.
- Saganaga is still frozen.
- Snowbank is iced but the bays are opening
