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FNUS73 KDLH 221009
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR GUNFLINT COMPOUND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
509 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 22.
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
QUIET WEATHER FOR THE DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE EAST THIS
MORNING. A STOUT INVERSION WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE ENTIRETY
OF THE DAY LEADING TO POOR VENTILATION. IF FOR SOME REASON THE
BURN GOES INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO
AROUND 45% AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY PICK UP OUT OF THE EAST WITH A
FEW GUSTS INTO THE TEENS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200-10300 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR 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
TEMP............40 42 45 45 46 47 47 48 50 48
RH..............62 60 55 55 53 51 53 49 46 49
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 9 11 12 14 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 10 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 8 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (12500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC CDY MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 20 20 30 20 20 20 20
TEMP............48 48 45 44 44 43 43 43 42 42 42 40
RH..............49 49 58 60 62 65 67 67 70 70 73 79
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.19 21 22 22 21 20 20 19 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 18 18 17 16 15 16 16 16 16
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 14
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...MIKE CROOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611215.0/DLH
.DELDT 04/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.CROOK@USDA.GOV
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