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FNUS73 KDLH 161253
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOON...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
753 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 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
A COUPLE OF HOURS OF MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES DEVELOP THE FIRST HALF OF
THIS MORNING, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES LARGELY PRESENT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE OF
NORMAL WITH A HIGH AROUND 66 DEGREES AND MIN RH DIPPING TO 35-40%
BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE LIGHT TO START BUT BECOME NORTHWEST
AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON,
WESTERLY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THEY GRADUALLY WEAKEN, AND VERY
LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH TO CALM FROM AROUND SUNSET THROUGH TONIGHT.
RH RECOVERS TO AROUND 90% TONIGHT.
A 20% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BEGINS AS EARLY AS TONIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SLIDES IN FROM NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL
MINNESOTA, BUT INITIAL DRIER LOW-LEVEL AIR SHOULD KEEP THE BETTER
CHANCES FOR RAIN SHOWERS AT BAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. SCATTERED
LIGHT RAIN CHANCES PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND
OR LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WEDNESDAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURE
TOPS OUT AROUND 66 DEGREES WITH A MIN RH AROUND 55%. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH ARE FORECAST WITH DAYTIME GUSTS OF 10-15 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(64200-90900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............56 58 60 61 62 62 64 64 66
RH..............71 60 51 46 43 43 40 40 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 4.5 5.0 5.6 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW NW NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 14 15 16 17 16 15 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 53 65 78 91 81 77 64 68
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 10
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2300
KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............65 65 61 56 54 52 51 50 48 48 48 47
RH..............40 41 50 62 69 74 74 77 83 83 83 89
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 8 6 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 7 7 7 8 9 10 9 9 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100059 24 5 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO
2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4800-19600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (35000-45400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (40100-58600 KNOT-FT)
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR TO
GOOD (25400-30900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 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 SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH 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 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50 50
TEMP............48 51 53 58 60 63 63 63 62 63 64 63
RH..............89 83 80 69 64 58 58 56 58 56 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.9 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.2 2.2 3.5 4.1 4.9 4.7 4.0 3.4 3.4 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 12 9 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 10 20 35 45 59 56 40 27 31 25
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...DAVE SZALLAI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/16/26
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