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FNUS73 KDLH 162229
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR NW SANDS BLOCK A RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
529 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON MAY 16.
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
EXPECT LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO
PERSIST ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO, THEN EXPECT IMPROVEMENT RIGHT AROUND
SUNSET AS WINDS START TO CALM DOWN AND HUMIDITY STARTS TO RISE.
WINDS MAY CALM DOWN PRETTY QUICKLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO OF SUNSET.
WINDS BECOME LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT AT LESS
THAN 10 MPH AS THEY VEER FROM NORTHERLY TO EASTERLY.
EXPECT RH RECOVERY TO 75-80% TONIGHT WITH NO PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OUT OF THE EAST
OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY, INCREASING TO 10-13 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH FOR MOST OF DAYTIME SUNDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING. SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH FLOW FROM LAKE SUPERIOR AND
INCREASING CLOUDS AS HIGH TEMPERATURES TOP OUT NEAR 53F WITH MIN
RH OF 50-55% AROUND MIDDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE IN STARTING
AROUND MIDDAY, WITH AN LOW CHANCE FOR AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM OR
TWO IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL AND COVERAGE INCREASES LATER SUNDAY
EVENING AND NIGHT, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
EVENING BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO 15
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3000-9300 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR 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............66 60 57 51 47 46 44 43 41 41 40 39
RH..............33 42 47 56 65 63 65 65 70 70 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 12 9 7 8 8 9 11 14 15 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 16 13 10 8 9 9 9 9 12 14 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100082 35 9 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 6 7
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6800-26200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR (18200-28100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 20 30 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............39 41 45 47 49 49 51 49 48 50 46 46
RH..............76 73 60 56 56 52 52 56 58 63 68 71
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.19 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 18 18 17 18 18 20 21 21 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 16 22 24 26 26 28 27 25 27 21 18
SUNDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 7
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-15900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.69 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 60 60 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............47 45 46 45 45 46 46 47 48 48 50 49
RH..............76 79 86 89 93 96 100 100 96 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NE E E E NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 19 18 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E S SE SE SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 14 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 12 7 5 6 5 5 4 5 3 2 2
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8
TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2300-15400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.23 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 70 70 70 70 70 70 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............48 50 51 52 52 52 52 51 51 51 50 49
RH..............100 100 100 96 96 96 93 93 89 86 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S E S E NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 3 4 5 7 9 12 14 15 15 15
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