455  
FNUS73 KDLH 152158  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JENKINS CREEK...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
458 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 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
 
 
SOUTHERLY WINDS OCCUR MONDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM  
THAT WILL BRING INCREASING RAIN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES  
THROUGH THE DAYTIME. ANY SHOWERS AND NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
BE FAIRLY LOCALIZED AND OFF-AND-ON MONDAY MORNING BRINGING MAINLY A  
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING HAZARD. IN THE AFTERNOON, THUNDERSTORM  
CHANCES INCREASE AT THE FIRE SITE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.  
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITS OVER NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, STRONG TO  
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES (10-20%) BUILD OVER THE FIRE  
SITE. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE HAIL AROUND 1" IN  
DIAMETER AND GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH LASTING INTO  
THE LATE EVENING HOURS. A WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR TO WESTERLY IN THE  
LATE EVENING HOURS (2200-0000 CT), WITH ANOTHER QUICK WIND SHIFT TO  
NORTHWESTERLY FROM 0000-0300 CT.  
 
MOSTLY DRY WEATHER OUTSIDE OF A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED RAIN SHOWER  
TUESDAY EARLY MORNING GIVES WAY TO SCATTERED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORM  
CHANCES AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WOULD LARGELY BE EXPECTED  
TO HAVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND  
HAZARD CONCERNS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3300-18400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 50 60 70  
TEMP............57 64 67 69 70  
RH..............100 87 81 73 75  
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 11 13 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1300 1700 2000 2000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 7 S 7 S 10 S 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 8 10 18 18  
   
MONDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. STRONG  
TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR STORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12 TO  
16 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2600-20200 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.34 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........LIKELY LIKELY S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 70 40 30 20  
TEMP............69 64 60 58 59 56  
RH..............76 87 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SW 4 W 4 W 4 NW 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 12 11 11 12 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 700 300 400 500 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 SE 13 W 12 W 15 NW 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 9 4 4 7 10  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13100-27600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (60600-85400 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 PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............56 57 60 64 67 70 72 74 75 77 77 78  
RH..............100 100 96 84 73 63 57 53 50 45 45 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.6 4.3 4.8 5.2 5.7 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 17 17 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 15 21 28 34 43 52 61 69 78 85 70  
 

 
FORECASTER...NATHAN  
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW WESTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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