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FNUS73 KDLH 201018
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR FLANDERS FIRE...MNICS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
518 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON MAY 20.
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
A HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN TODAY, WHICH WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES AND
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. RH WILL BE LOWER THAN IT HAS BEEN THE
LAST FEW DAYS, WITH VALUES AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY WILL HAVE SIMILAR RH VALUES, BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT
OF THE SOUTH. GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON WILL REACH UP TO 18 MPH.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-22500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (24300-34200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE
MORNING AND 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 CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR
WEATHER COV.....WID ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 34 39 45 49 52 54 56 58 60 61 61
RH..............100 100 82 62 53 46 40 38 35 32 31 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N W SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.3 3.1 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 9 23 28 27 31 34 30 31 31 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 MPH AFTER 3 AM BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3000
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 58 50 47 45 42
RH..............30 42 54 64 70 78
20 FT WIND......S 3 SE 4 SE 2 SE 3 SE 3 SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.6 11 7 8 9 11
MIX HGT (FT)....5900 900 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 8 SE 9 S 10 S 10 S 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 7 3 3 4 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-13500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (88000-99400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 44 47 50 57 60 61 63 65 66 66 67
RH..............86 76 69 63 48 43 40 37 34 35 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 12 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 4.3 4.9 5.4 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 17 17 16 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 14 31 49 57 64 72 97 99 89 93
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL
REQUESTED BY...BENJAMIN EVANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/20/26
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