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FNUS73 KDLH 230921
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADHORSE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
421 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0611 CDT ON OCTOBER 23.
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
INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY AS A WARM FRONT WILL BE
ADVANCING OUT OF THE SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH MIN RHS IN THE
40% RANGE. LIGHT RAIN CHANCES DO NOT INCREASE UNTIL AFTER 10PM.
VENTILATION WILL BE POOR AT IGNITION TIME BUT IS EXPECTED TO
IMPROVE QUICKLY THROUGH MID DAY WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE MID
70S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4200-22800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (35500-52700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (62000
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
GOOD (30500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 49 50 53 59 64 69 72 73 73 73 72
RH..............96 96 93 89 78 65 55 49 48 48 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 18 18 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.8 2.5 3.5 3.9 3.7 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 12 14 14 15 16 17 18 20 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 4 6 13 16 23 36 53 62 63 31
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100-11800 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............68 65 62 61 60 59 59 59 57 57 57 56
RH..............55 60 65 67 67 67 67 67 69 69 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 21 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 13 14 15 14 15 15 15 16 17 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100012 5 5 6 7 6 8 7 7 7 7 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7400-16600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (29200-41700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT
(59200-78300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (77400-94700 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR (24100
KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............56 56 55 56 60 64 67 70 72 72 72 71
RH..............66 66 69 69 62 54 50 46 43 44 46 47
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 25 26 26 27 27 26 25 23 22 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.9 3.5 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 17 22 24 24 28 30 26 28 25 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 9 17 29 38 42 59 74 78 95 77 24
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...DYLAN WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2624115.3/DLH
.DELDT 10/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DYLAN.WALKER@USDA.GOV
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