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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR028FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
547 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0730 CDT ON JULY 14.
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.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
TODAY WILL FEATURE A GRADUALLY SHIFTING WIND AS A COLD FRONT
STEADILY WORKS DOWN FROM THE NORTH. SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOME
WESTERLY THROUGH THIS MORNING, AND THEN SHOULD BE COMING OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS 10-12 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 15-20MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THAT COLD
FRONT DROPS DOWN, EXPECT A DROP IN DEWPOINTS DURING PEAK HEATING
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 25%. IF THE
DEWPOINTS COME IN LOWER OR THE ALREADY HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
IN THE MID 90S NUDGE UPWARDS, RH COULD DROP AS LOW AS 20%.
OVERNIGHT, NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BUT NOT
COMPLETELY GO CALM. HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO BE POOR INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 50-60%. WINDS
STAY NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY WITH SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15MPH
POSSIBLE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE ANOTHER VERY DRY DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SMOKE EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN THE
MORNING. SMOKE LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (9600-21200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (62500-78700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10 0 0
TEMP............73 79 86 91 93 93
RH..............80 67 56 47 33 27
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 7 W 7 W 7 NW 8 NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 15 15 16 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 2400 3600 4500 5600 5200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 10 NW 10 W 14 NW 13 NW 16 NW 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 21 43 50 79 63
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5
MPH OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (45400-63900 KNOT-FT)
DECREASING TO POOR (2600 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 MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............92 90 84 79 75 73 71 69 69 67 66 65
RH..............26 26 32 36 38 42 43 47 47 50 53 55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 12 11 8 9 9 12 12 11 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 3.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 10 8 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100064 45 7 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-18500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (22100-36900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
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.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 66 69 71 76 79 79 80 82 83 83 84
RH..............57 58 51 47 42 37 34 33 32 32 32 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 3 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 9 9 8 9 9 9 11 8 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.0 1.2 1.6 2.3 3.2 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 9 10 10 12 12 8 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 6 7 10 19 29 33 37 37 25 22
FORECASTER...KETZEL
REQUESTED BY...OWEN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617316.1/DLH
.DELDT 07/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL OWEN.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV
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