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FNUS73 KDLH 151154
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR 614...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
654 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON JULY 15.
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.
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT IN EFFECT TODAY FOR POSSIBLE NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS...
DISCUSSION
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAK IN THE LOW 80S WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE FROM
AREA WILDFIRES MOVES INTO THE AREA TODAY BEYOND THE BACKGROUND
SMOKE FROM THE INCIDENT ITSELF. AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THESE WILDFIRE SMOKE CONDITIONS. A FEW
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS (10-20% CHANCE) CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY EMBEDDED IN A BAND OF WIDESPREAD
MID-LEVEL CLOUD COVER. VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL IS LIKELY. THE
OVERNIGHT RECOVERY RH TONIGHT IS FORECAST FOR 75-80% TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2500-20400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (24400-33100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 15 15
TEMP............68 71 74 76 79 81 82 83 83 83 83
RH..............61 53 44 39 35 33 31 30 31 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 11 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.0 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.7 4.3 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 9 8 7 7 8 7 8 8 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 9 10 12 15 20 26 24 33 30 32
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING 6 TO 7 MPH LATE
IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-22000 KNOT-FT).
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 MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............82 81 78 73 69 67 66 64 63 62 62 61
RH..............34 34 39 46 53 59 63 70 72 75 75 81
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE N NE N NE E NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 12 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-20900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR (14400-24300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 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 CDY MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC SCH PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 40 40 20 30 30 20 0 0
TEMP............61 62 65 68 70 71 73 73 74 74 74 74
RH..............81 84 78 70 66 61 57 57 55 55 55 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N N E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 7 8 9 11 12 12 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.2 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 9 9 10 12 13 12 14 14 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 7 8 12 15 21 21 20 20 24 14
FORECASTER...NATHAN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL HANOWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617396.0/DLH
.DELDT 07/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.HANOWSKI@STATE.MN.US
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