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FNUS73 KDLH 031137
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG LAKE INCIDENT...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
637 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON JULY 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
HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO PEEKS OF SUNSHINE LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF RAIN DEVELOPS, A QUICK TENTH
TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. HIGH TEMPERATURE
TODAY WILL BE AROUND 84 DEGREES WITH WIND FROM THE NORTH AROUND 3
TO 5 MPH. AFTERNOON RH WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 40 PERCENT RANGE.
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT TONIGHT AND RH VALUES RECOVER TO AROUND 100
PERCENT. FOG MAY DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST AN HOUR OR TWO
PAST SUNRISE SATURDAY (INDEPENDENCE DAY).
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-21000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR (18600-27100 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 MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............60 63 67 70 76 79 81 82 84 84 84 82
RH..............93 87 81 76 62 56 51 51 48 48 48 49
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S E NE NE NE N NW NW W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 7 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.6 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.2 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE N NW W W W W S SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 6 8 13 21 24 25 24 27 22 19
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-16400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............81 78 73 68 64 62 61 59 59 57 57 56
RH..............51 56 66 76 81 87 84 87 87 90 90 93
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE N N N N E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 8 6 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 12 5 6 7 8 7 3 3 3 2 3
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3100-15900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (27600-43300 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO FAIR
(19600 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 PC PC MC MC MC PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............55 59 64 67 72 73 75 76 76 76 76 75
RH..............100 93 84 75 64 59 54 52 52 50 48 48
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 11 13 14 14 15 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.5 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 12 13 14 15 16 15 17 17 13 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 9 16 28 36 43 42 43 40 28 20
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...MAGGIE MCINTYRE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616664.0/DLH
.DELDT 07/02/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KELLEY.HARKINS@USDA.GOV,MAGGIE.MCINTYRE@USDA.GOV
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