696
FNUS73 KDLH 131000
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE KNIFE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
500 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON AUGUST 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.
DISCUSSION
TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL SEE AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES DIP INTO INTO
THE 40-45% RANGE EACH DAY. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AT LESS
THAN 10 MPH TODAY. WINDS BECOME EASTERLY AND THEN SOUTHEAST DURING
THE DAY ON FRIDAY, REMAINING LESS THAN 10 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY, A BETTER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. THE PROBABILITY OF MORE THAN A QUARTER
INCH OF PRECIPITATION IS ONLY 50%, AND IS LESS THAN 20% FOR A HALF
INCH OF RAINFALL.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100-10700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
(45900-56900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 56 60 65 71 73 74 77 78 78 79 77
RH..............99 100 96 84 66 58 51 45 44 43 41 44
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 1 2 3 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.6 4.8 6.0 6.2 7.0 7.1 6.8 6.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 9 9 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 2 5 11 29 37 45 57 57 56 55
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 8
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
(2400-15800 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 75 70 66 64 62 60 59 58 56 56 55
RH..............44 49 60 68 74 78 81 83 90 95 93 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N E SE SE E E E E NE E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100049 16 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100-11100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
(42500-53700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 56 60 64 70 73 75 77 78 78 79 77
RH..............100 96 92 81 65 56 51 47 44 44 44 48
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.2 4.0 5.3 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.1 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 8 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 4 8 11 24 32 38 54 52 43 49
FORECASTER...LINDA
REQUESTED BY...KELLEY HARKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/13/26
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