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FNUS73 KDLH 251533
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE LINE CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1033 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
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
SOME PEAKS OF SUN THROUGH MID AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUD COVER ONGOING
LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON, BUT CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE THIS CLOUD COVER, DEEPER
MIXING IN THE LOWER SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
STILL PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE THE REST OF TODAY WITH VARIABLE DIRECTION AT
TIMES, BUT PRIMARILY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY. RAIN IS NOT LIKELY,
BUT STRAY SHOWERS CAN'T BE RULED OUT AS EARLY AS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING (5-10% CHANCE), BUT MORE LIKELY STARTING
LATE THIS EVENING. ANY RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT
THAT IT HAPPENS WILL BE A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. DESPITE
LIGHTER WINDS, A WELL-MIXED LOWER LEVEL OF THE ATMOSPHERE THIS
AFTERNOON SHOULD ALLOW FOR GOOD SMOKE DISPERSAL THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT, LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE, AND RH WILL REMAIN HIGHER INTO
SUNDAY WITH THE CLOUDS AND LINGERING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (15600-30700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (65000-86000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............53 52 55 56
RH..............39 36 32 31
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 4 SW 4 SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 11 12
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 4600 6200 6300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 SW 13 S 15 SW 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 51 80 82
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35600-53800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.24 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 50
TEMP............55 46 42
RH..............35 58 73
20 FT WIND......SW 3G9 SW 2G7 SW 1G5
MIX HGT (FT)....5400 700 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 SW 9 NW 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100054 5 4
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE EAST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5200-21000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (28000-41200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.08 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 20 10
TEMP............38 42 51
RH..............85 73 46
20 FT WIND......NE 2G6 E 2G7 NE 3G11
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1800 5100
TRANSPORT WIND..E 9 NE 9 N 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 15 41
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...JEB BACKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/25/26
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