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FNUS73 KDLH 062131
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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEVE CREEK RX...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
431 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 07.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, OR IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH AT 218-729-0653.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES START THE DAY WHICH WILL
QUICKLY GIVE WAY TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING WITH A 30 TO 40
PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AT THE SITE. RAIN AMOUNTS LESS THAN TWO
HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH ARE LIKELY, THOUGH THERE IS A 5% CHANCE OF
UP TO 0.10 INCHES OF RAIN. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL START OUT FAIR AND
IMPROVE TO EXCELLENT AS THE MIXED LAYER DEEPENS DURING THE DAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW
GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(83500-111400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 30 20 30 20 40
TEMP............40 45 46 47 49 51 51 52 53
RH..............62 49 47 45 44 41 39 38 35
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 4.3 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 17 18 18 18 20 18
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 47 67 84 94 106 107 111 102
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (87600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 51 49 44 41 39 36 34 33 32 32 31
RH..............36 39 42 49 55 59 64 69 72 72 72 78
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 8 6 5 3 3 5 5 3 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.5 2.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW W S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 13 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100088 26 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL
LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400-10400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
(31600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO GOOD (57800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (78600-101800
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (93500-119300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (61600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 33 37 43 50 54 57 59 61 62 62 62
RH..............81 75 70 57 44 38 34 32 31 31 32 34
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 8 12 14 14 15 16 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.4 5.6 6.8 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.2 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 9 13 15 16 17 17 17 16 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 2 10 32 58 79 102 119 116 104 94 62
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN NICHOLLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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