239  
FNUS73 KDLH 091355  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROSS RIVER/EAST BEARSKIN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
755 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 09.  
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
 
 
EXPECT SOME VARIABLE AND CHANGING WIND DIRECTIONS THROUGH THE DAY  
TODAY AS WE TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT INCOMING CLIPPER SYSTEM.  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EVENTUALLY SETTLE ON SOUTHEASTERLY, BUT THAT  
WON'T BE UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR A PRETTY STRONG  
INVERSION TO BE IN PLACE TODAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING,  
WHICH SHOULD KEEP DISPERSAL CONDITIONS POOR. THERE MIGHT BE SOME  
PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES THIS MORNING, BUT THEN WE'RE  
EXPECTING DRY AIR TO MOVE IN FOR THE MID-DAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON  
HOURS. THERE WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES FOR SOME SNOW LATE-  
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH, BUT  
MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TO KEEP MOST OF THE SNOW SOUTH, SO IT  
WOULDN'T BE SURPRISING IF VERY LITTLE SNOW FALLS AT THE SITE.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW EARLY IN THE  
MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 19.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....FZD SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20  
TEMP............9 10 12 15 17 18 19 19 17 17  
RH..............93 91 87 80 80 80 77 77 80 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W SW SW S SE SE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 11 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW W SW SW S SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 4 4  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 5 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 16  
TO 17 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500-10700 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 40 40 30 30 20 10 10 10 10 0  
TEMP............16 16 16 15 14 13 12 11 11 13 12 10  
RH..............84 88 88 92 92 91 91 91 83 73 73 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E NE NE NE N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 15 15 15 16 15 16 17 17 16 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 11  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 11.  
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 22 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (9900-28900 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC 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 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............9 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 7  
RH..............72 72 76 69 66 66 66 69 69 69 69 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 20 19 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 16 18 20 21 22 22 22 21 21 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 11 10 15 19 24 29 28 27 25 23 20  
 

 
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 12/09/25  
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