582  
FNUS73 KDLH 082014  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH BAY FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
314 PM CDT MON JUN 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON JUNE 08.  
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 CLOUDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO PERSIST WITH SOME CLEARING  
UPSTREAM. RADAR SHOWS A LINE OF SHOWERS THAT IS DEVELOPING OVER  
THE SITE WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR SOME ISOLATED STORMS. ADDITIONAL  
RAIN CHANCES START TO TAPER OFF LATER AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOMORROW,  
CLOUD COVER WILL START TO DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS  
CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 80S. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RAMP UP IN THE  
AFTERNOON AS WELL WITH MIN RHS DROPPING TO AROUND 45%.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20  
TEMP............73 76  
RH..............72 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 31  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16700-28500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RN/FG RN/FG  
TSTM COV........S CHC CHANCE S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 20 20  
TEMP............78 75 69 65 63 62  
RH..............58 69 84 97 97 97  
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 5 S 5 S 4 S 3 SW 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 13 11 8 7  
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 900 500 500 400 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 8 S 8 S 8 SW 7 S 6  
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 6 4 3 3 2  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-20500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (28400-44500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 64 66 69 74 77 79 81 84 85 86 87  
RH..............100 97 93 87 79 71 64 58 51 48 46 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.4 2.9 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.7 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW S S SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 5 5 7 6 7 8 9 10 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 3 5 7 14 15 21 28 36 42 45  
 
 
FORECASTER...LEE  
REQUESTED BY...MARY WACHUTA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614806.18/DLH  
.DELDT 06/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MASON.VANCE@USDA.GOV,JAYEA@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV,BRINKMANJ@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV,MARY.WACHUTA@USDA.GOV  
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