747
FNUS73 KDLH 121148
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOON...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
648 AM CDT FRI JUN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON JUNE 12.
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
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS START UP AGAIN THIS
MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH AROUND SUNSET TODAY. COVERAGE SHOULD BE
BEST IN THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH PEAK DIURNAL
HEATING. ALSO CAN'T RULE OUT A FEW STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING, WITH CHANCES AROUND 10-20%. STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS SET UP FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. EXPECT WESTERLY WINDS AT
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-30 MPH, WITH GUSTS DIMINISHING AND
WINDS WEAKENING SLIGHTLY AFTER SUNSET INTO TONIGHT. MIN RH DIPS TO
AROUND 45% BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND RECOVERS TO AROUND 90%
TONIGHT.
SATURDAY WILL ALSO SEE ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN
CHANCES AND STRONG WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH. MIN RH STAYS ON THE HIGHER SIDE, DIPPING TO
55-60%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (28800-43500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (122500-161100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............57 60 61 63 64 65 65 66 66 67
RH..............83 75 70 62 58 54 52 50 48 47
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 21 22 23 23 25 25 25 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.6 3.3 4.2 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.3 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 21 23 25 29 31 32 29 29
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 44 59 84 98 129 153 161 133 123
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE EVENING THEN 21 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (49700-67700 KNOT-FT)
DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (10800-26100
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............66 65 62 58 56 55 54 53 52 49 48 47
RH..............50 52 58 69 74 74 74 74 74 83 83 86
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 20 19 18 16 16 16 16 18 18 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 2.9 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 20 17 14 15 15 16 15 17 17 17 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100068 50 26 11 13 13 15 16 16 13 17 26
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25000-40800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54700-77100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
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.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 30 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............46 50 51 52 55 56 56 56 55 56 58 56
RH..............89 83 80 74 66 64 62 62 64 62 57 62
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 22 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 21 22 22 24 24 24 21 21 24 21
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 41 47 54 57 73 77 77 56 58 76 55
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...DAVE SZALLAI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/12/26
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