460  
FNUS73 KDLH 181123  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KOSMO PILE RX...USFS- SUPERIOR NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
623 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.  
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 SKIES TODAY WITH WINDS FROM THE EAST AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH.  
COOLER WITH HIGHS AROUND 60 DEGREES. SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN, 10%.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL FAIR WITH EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS. AFTERNOON  
HUMIDITY AROUND 75 PERCENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY ALTHOUGH  
THE RAIN CHANCE INCREASES TO 30%.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13200-22900 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............56 58 59 59 59 59 59 59 58 59  
RH..............86 83 80 80 80 78 78 78 77 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 13 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 17 20 23 23 22 18 19 17 18  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5500-15300 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............58 55 54 51 51 51 52 51 51 50 50 50  
RH..............77 83 86 96 93 93 86 89 89 89 89 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 15 15 16 18 18 18 18 18 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 9 6 8 10 13 13 13 7 8 6 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 23 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6500-26100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR (25300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.10 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 30  
TEMP............49 51 51 52 55 56 56 56 57 57 57 56  
RH..............93 86 89 89 83 80 77 74 72 72 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 22 22 22 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 20 20 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 7 20 21 24 26 26 27 28 28 28 25  
 
 
FORECASTER...KEVIN  
REQUESTED BY...KYLE QUILLEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2522120.1/DLH  
.DELDT 09/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KYLE.QUILLEN@USDA.GOV  
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