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FNUS73 KDLH 221139
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG LAKE FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
639 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0742 CDT ON JULY 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
TODAY WILL BE DRIER THAN YESTERDAY, AS DEWPOINTS HAVE FALLEN INTO
THE 40S. MINIMUM RH IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 35%. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 75 TODAY. CLEARING SKIES THIS MORNING
WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE
A FEW STRAY DROPS THAT FALL FROM THE CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE UP TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER
SUNSET. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100-10000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (77800-84500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 57 60 67 69 71 72 74 74 75 76
RH..............82 77 67 50 45 41 39 38 40 37 37
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 11 11 12 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.1 2.4 4.2 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 14 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 10 24 42 59 66 67 77 85 78 84
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31000-48800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(2700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............75 74 72 66 63 61 60 59 59 57 57 57
RH..............40 43 49 63 72 75 75 78 78 83 83 83
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 9 7 8 8 8 9 9 11 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 8 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100049 31 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 8800 FT
AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 5300
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4400-19300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (36200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (58400-76900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (92100-123800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (74200
KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD (48200 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR PC
WEATHER COV..... CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 30 10 0 10
TEMP............56 60 64 67 74 78 80 81 83 83 83 84
RH..............86 81 75 70 55 47 44 41 38 38 38 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.3 4.9 6.4 7.1 8.6 8.8 5.3 4.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 16 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 15 19 36 58 77 92 120 124 74 48
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE HANOWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617866.1/DLH
.DELDT 07/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.HANOWSKI@STATE.MN.US
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