617  
FNUS73 KDLH 291305  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TWINS RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
805 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.  
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  
 
AREAS OF RAIN SHOWERS AND NON-SEVERE EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS  
SHOULD NEAR THE BURN SITE AROUND 9AM, WITH STEADY MODERATE TO  
LIGHT RAIN CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME  
MORE SCATTERED ON AND OFF RAIN SHOWERS ARE THEN POSSIBLE FOR THE  
REST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDING DOWN IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL  
TOTALS OF 0.1-0.4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THE  
DAY WILL GUST UP TO 20 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS BECOME MORE  
SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, WITH DRIER AIR SLOWLY  
MOVING INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (10200-27300 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.20 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 80 70 50  
TEMP............60 61 63 63 64  
RH..............99 97 93 93 90  
20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 9 S 9 S 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 19 19 20 19  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1400 1700 1600 1800  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 17 S 18 S 18 SW 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 20 27 26 27  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3600-14400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR FOG NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 0  
TEMP............63 60 59  
RH..............90 100 100  
20 FT WIND......S 7G18 SW 4G13 SW 3G9  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 500 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 10 SW 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 4 4  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3700-22100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (28300-39800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (50100  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
GOOD (30800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............56 61 71  
RH..............100 93 59  
20 FT WIND......SW 3G9 SW 5G12 SW 6G14  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 3900  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 12 W 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 15 50  
 
 
FORECASTER...KETZEL  
REQUESTED BY...JEB BACKE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622744.0/DLH  
.DELDT 09/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JEB.BACKE@USDA.GOV  
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