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FNUS73 KDLH 140408
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP FIRE - LAKE CO...LAKE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1108 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2300 CDT ON JULY 13.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY
DISCUSSION
INCREASING CLOUDS INTO TUESDAY, WITH WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT AS LOWS WONT DROP BELOW 70F TONIGHT. SOME GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE YET TONIGHT, AND WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO FULLY CALM DOWN OVERNIGHT. WINDS BEGIN TO SWITCH TO
THE WEST BETWEEN 7-10AM TUESDAY MORNING, AND ARE LIKELY TO BE OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST 8-12MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUSTS OF
15-20MPH POSSIBLE. WE SHOULD SEE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND SPEEDS
COME DOWN A BIT OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY BUT A FULLY CALM NIGHT IS
NOT EXPECTED. TUESDAY WILL BE VERY DRY WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY 20-25% AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S. THERE IS A
VERY SMALL (~10%) CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY. IF
THEY DO FORM, DRY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS COULD
BE POSSIBLE WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN. NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE
WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN PATCHY SMOKE
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING THEN 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR
WEATHER COV.....ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 78 77 77 75 74 73
RH..............60 65 70 70 75 77 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18 16 18 18 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 15 14 14 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 6 7 6 6 5 5
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING SUNNY
(20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING,
THEN AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN THE MORNING. SMOKE
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4300-21400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD TO EXCELLENT (57100-70500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR PC PC PC PC MC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............73 74 77 81 87 90 92 94 94 94 95 94
RH..............80 77 69 60 50 46 47 43 42 37 31 27
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 20 19 15 13 13 13 14 14 15 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.8 4.6 5.1 5.3 5.4 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 13 13 12 13 14 14 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 9 14 21 29 34 38 51 61 63 71 57
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
(3000-22200 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 PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............94 91 86 80 76 73 71 70 69 67 66 65
RH..............25 28 32 38 42 44 45 48 51 55 57 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 12 12 12 11 9 11 11 11 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100044 22 6 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2300-20000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (26100-35600 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.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 67 70 72 78 80 82 83 84 84 84 85
RH..............61 58 52 48 38 35 31 29 28 28 29 27
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 4 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 8 7 9 11 9 9 9 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.2 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.9 3.3 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 12 10 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 2 4 7 10 15 20 30 36 35 26 30
FORECASTER...KETZEL
REQUESTED BY...WARREN LAPLANTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617343.0/DLH
.DELDT 07/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WARREN.LAPLANTE@CO.LAKE.MN.US
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