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FNUS73 KDLH 040948
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINNESOTA WILDFIRE ACADEMY...MIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
448 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 CDT ON JUNE 04.
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
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM
ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING AS EARLY AS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THIS EVENING. GIVEN THE WIDELY SCATTERED NATURE OF THE
ACTIVITY, RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD VARY, FROM NO ACCUMULATION TO
0.30 INCH. ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT, UNLESS
THE SITE IS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY A THUNDERSTORM.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON, INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH, WITH GUSTS OF
15 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. AS A FRONT ARRIVES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, WINDS
BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AT 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH FRIDAY.
DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WITH GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
EARLY THIS MORNING
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30
TEMP............62
RH..............80
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..3
20 FT WIND GUST.13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12
SDSPL KT-FT/10005
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5200-17500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (67500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............61 62 69 75 80 81
RH..............88 93 73 60 47 44
20 FT WIND......S 4 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 W 6 W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 11 13 14 15
MIX HGT (FT)....600 900 1900 3200 4300 6000
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 10 W 12 W 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 9 18 29 43 73
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (21700-41300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING
TO POOR (1500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 10 0
TEMP............80 72 64 59
RH..............44 57 75 87
20 FT WIND......W 7G14 SW 2G7 SW 1G5 N 0G5
MIX HGT (FT)....4100 500 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 7 W 6 W 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100041 3 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN
THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000-11600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR TO
GOOD (26300-38200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO GOOD (44600-55800 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR (29200
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.......PC MC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC PC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 30 20
TEMP............57 60 63 69 73 75 77 78 80 80 80 79
RH..............96 90 81 66 57 54 48 47 44 44 44 45
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW N NW NW NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 0 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 5 5 6 8 11 12 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 3.8 4.8 5.6 5.0 4.5 5.1 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW W W W NW W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 5 6 8 9 12 10 12 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 2 4 7 12 26 38 56 45 45 56 29
FORECASTER...HOLLY
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS VERDEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614733.4/DLH
.DELDT 06/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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