672  
FNUS73 KDLH 031011  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CREX UNITS 70 AND 69...WDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
511 AM CDT MON AUG 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON AUGUST 03.  
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  
 
WARMING UP TODAY WITH HIGH CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 80S. WINDS WILL  
BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER  
20 MPH EXPECTED. VENTILATION AT IGNITION TIME WILL BE FAIR AND  
INCREASE TO EXCELLENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIN RHS WILL BE IN THE  
UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (29500-48100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58500-70000 KNOT-FT) IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 80 82 85 86 87 87 86  
RH..............62 54 49 45 42 40 40 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 16 18 18 19 19 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 16 18 20 20 21 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/100030 42 48 59 65 70 68 65  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 25  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (47300-64400 KNOT-FT)  
DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR (6700-13500 KNOT-FT)  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC CDY CDY MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 20 30 50 50 60 50  
TEMP............86 85 82 78 76 75 73 72 70 69 67 65  
RH..............42 43 47 60 66 69 73 79 84 90 93 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 22 21 19 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 16 15 16 17 17 20 20 16 13 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100064 47 13 8 8 7 8 10 10 7 7 14  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8600-24000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (68300-81500 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 63 63 64 66 68 71 71 74 75 75 76  
RH..............97 100 97 87 78 68 57 49 44 41 40 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.4 4.1 5.1 6.1 6.8 6.1 6.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 15 18 24 30 44 53 66 74 82 73 68  
 
 
FORECASTER...LEE  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN J. MAGANA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2618832.0/DLH  
.DELDT 08/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN.MAGANA@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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