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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE KNIFE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
901 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON AUGUST 06.
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
MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. AFTERNOON RH
VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 35 TO 40% RANGE WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND A LOW
CHANCE (~20%) FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. A WETTING RAINFALL IS
NOT EXPECTED UNLESS A STORM MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. WINDS OUTSIDE
OF ANY STORMS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
20 MPH. THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL BRING AN
END TO SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BY LATE MORNING. WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 5 TO 15 MPH. HIGHS
WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 70S WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES ABOVE 50%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (22500-32400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (153200-191200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............68 72 75 78 81 81 81 83 81
RH..............68 61 54 49 44 41 40 39 40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 19 20 21 21 23 23 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.8 3.9 6.0 7.3 7.6 6.8 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 22 24 28 30 29 29 29
SDSPL KT-FT/100024 32 55 84 148 190 191 172 155
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(4800 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC MC MC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............81 77 73 71 69 68 67 66 65 64 62 62
RH..............44 48 55 59 66 65 65 68 73 78 84 84
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 15 14 15 14 15 14 14 13 12 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100080 50 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9
TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4400-21700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (68000-80400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 60 63 65 68 70 72 74 74 74 75 74
RH..............89 96 93 90 81 73 66 61 57 57 54 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 10 9 9 9 12 12 12 14 14 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 7 15 17 22 27 38 43 48 68 68 80
FORECASTER...BRYAN
REQUESTED BY...KELLEY HARKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/06/26
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