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FNUS73 KDLH 210953
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SQUINT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
453 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 21.
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
A COLD FRONT IS ADVANCING SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN MN THIS MORNING
LEADING TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER. WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE
BOUNDARY WILL TURN TO OUT OF THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON BUT OVERALL
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 10 MPH. MIN RHS WILL DROP
INTO THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON. AT IGNITION TIME VENTILATION IS
EXPECTED TO BE POOR BUT SHOULD IMPROVE TO FAIR BY MID DAY AS
CLOUDS CLEAR AND WE GET BETTER SURFACE HEATING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4100-22300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR (15600-27000 KNOT-FT) LATE 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 PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 42 46 50 55 57 62 63 63 62 60
RH..............89 96 93 83 74 64 56 52 46 46 51
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 9 9 9 11 11 9 9 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.0 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 10 12 10 10 9 8 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 5 11 13 18 22 27 25 21 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600-7800 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 48 44 43 42 41 40 40 39 37 37 36
RH..............64 74 79 86 86 89 89 89 92 96 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1400-13100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (13800-30100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC PC MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....PTY ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 35 36 42 48 53 56 59 60 59 58 54
RH..............96 100 100 93 80 66 57 53 49 49 51 59
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE S SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 7 8 11 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 8 8 8 10 13 13 12 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 1 2 2 5 9 13 22 30 28 20 14
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...AARON BADILLO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2623914.3/DLH
.DELDT 10/21/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AARON.BADILLO@USDA.GOV
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