348  
FNUS73 KDLH 071120  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NORWEGIAN ISLAND...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
620 AM CDT WED OCT 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.  
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  
 
TODAY WILL BE WINDY WITH MINIMUM RH REACHING AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT  
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST  
TODAY, WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND WILL PERSIST  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THERE  
IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR PASSING RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT  
THEY SHOULD ALL BE BRIEF AND HAVE LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION AT THE  
SITE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (27100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (47500  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING  
TO EXCELLENT (91100-125200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(161000-167400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (89100-127200 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR PC MCR MCR PC PC MCR  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............51 56 59 62 62 62 62 62  
RH..............77 64 55 50 48 46 46 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 11 11 12 11 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 21 21 21 21 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.6 4.3 5.4 6.4 6.7 6.1 4.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 24 26 29 29 24 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 48 91 125 161 167 127 89  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(4300-12400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 52 49 47 45 43  
RH..............49 77 80 79 89 93  
20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 16 14 13 12 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....2900 600 400 400 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 NW 14 NW 13 NW 12 W 13 W 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/100044 7 5 4 5 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4600-20200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58000-93700 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............40 48 57  
RH..............100 83 53  
20 FT WIND......W 4G12 W 5G13 NW 7G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1700 5600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 NW 14 W 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 20 78  
 
 
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS DURKIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623166.0/DLH  
.DELDT 10/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMIE.CHOPP@USDA.GOV,TRAVIS.DURKIN@USDA.GOV,JEB.BACKE@USDA.GOV  
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