Superior National Forest Ice Update
Friday, May 10, 2013
Today’s Safety Message:
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Predictions for winds today include gusts up to 38 miles per hour.
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Please wear a PFD if you venture out on the water.
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Be careful with fire. Spring fuels dry out quickly.
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Ice packs may shift dramatically.
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Rivers may be dangerous.
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High volumes of water are causing some dangerous landings at
portages.
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Currents are swift and unpredictable.
FS Pilot report (limited fire patrol
flight this afternoon):
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Fall
Lake is mostly open. Newton is open. Pipestone is open up the middle almost to
Caribou Point. The rest may open in a couple of days. Jackfish still has white
ice.
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The
Nina Moose (Moose/Portage River North) is open and Nina Moose Lake is about 80%
open. Agnes is only 40 % open.
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Dumbell,
Sawbill, and most lakes of any size on the east side are still frozen.
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Moose
Lake is mostly frozen.
Reports from people on the ground:
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Farm
Lake is frozen.
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Sawbill
still at 13 inches of ice.
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Lake
One appears to be open from the landing past Kawishiwi Lodge—how much farther
is not known.
