185  
FNUS73 KDLH 161356  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CHURCH WINDROWS...WI-DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
856 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 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
 
 
ADJUSTED HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES A BIT FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT  
FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR THE OBSERVATION PROVIDED. EXPECT A PRETTY  
DRY DAY OUT THERE. THE LAKE BREEZE IS STILL EXPECTED TO STAY  
NORTH OF THE BURN AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-13000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (65800-77200 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 58 61 64 68 70 71 72 70  
RH..............70 64 53 41 34 31 30 29 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 11 12 13 13 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.6 2.8 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.5 4.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 12 12 13 14 16 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 5 13 28 45 54 61 77 66  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (57000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR  
(5400-17000 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 66 61 58 57 56 55 55 55 55 54 55  
RH..............35 40 48 55 57 62 64 66 69 69 75 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 14 15 17 20 20 20 21 21 21 18  
SDSPL KT-FT/100057 17 5 7 8 10 10 9 9 11 12 11  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). RAIN AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 2600 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18  
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8800-18700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
GOOD (31000-49000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (78400-113400  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO GOOD  
(46900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO FAIR (23600 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.30 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 90 90 90 90 90  
TEMP............53 54 55 59 64 66 69 68 67 64 60 56  
RH..............79 78 77 73 61 57 52 54 57 60 68 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.2 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.9 2.6 1.5 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 22 25 28 28 28 24 21 18 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 9 19 31 49 78 103 113 82 47 24 24  
 

 
FORECASTER...JOSH  
REQUESTED BY...JACOB COONEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610469.0/DLH  
.DELDT 04/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JACOB.COONEN@WISCONSIN.GOV  
 
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