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FNUS73 KDLH 231102
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE KNIFE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
602 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 23.
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 SUNNY TO SUNNY SKIES TODAY AND NO PRECIPITATION CHANCES WITH
A HIGH TEMPERATURE AROUND 69 F. MIN RH DIPS TO AROUND 37-40%
TODAY RECOVERING TO ABOVE 90% TONIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
BECOME LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTH BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AGAIN
TOWARDS SUNSET INTO TONIGHT.
PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING, BUT BURNS OFF SHORTLY
AFTER SUNRISE. MOST OF MONDAY WILL BE PRECIPITATION-FREE, WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOME LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON AND SOUTHERLY MONDAY EVENING. EXPECT MIN RH OF
35-38% IN THE AFTERNOON. RH RECOVERS ABOVE 80% MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW
STRAY SHOWERS CAN'T BE RULED OUT AS EARLY AS 1800-2200 MONDAY
EVENING (10% CHANCE), BUT DRY AIR IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL LIKELY LEAD TO MOST OF THIS EVAPORATING BEFORE
HITTING THE GROUND. OTHERWISE, THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HOLDS OFF UNTIL TUESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2900-19400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (38400-49900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 50 53 57 60 63 67 68 68 69 68
RH..............100 83 77 64 55 50 43 42 42 40 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.2 2.2 3.5 4.1 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 10 13 14 13 12 10 10 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 9 19 38 49 50 49 46 46 47 45
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1200-12600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............67 66 61 57 55 53 52 51 50 48 48 47
RH..............45 48 58 69 74 80 83 83 86 89 89 93
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE E E NE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100043 13 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1100-21000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR (17300-27600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 47 52 57 63 66 68 72 73 73 74 72
RH..............96 93 80 72 60 54 49 41 40 40 38 43
20 FT WIND DIR..W N N N N N NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.8 3.6 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S E E NW NW N NW NW NW W NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 2 4 11 18 20 21 28 28 17 24
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...OWEN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/23/26
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