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FNUS73 KDLH 111358
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOON...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
858 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CDT ON JUNE 11.
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
INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO
AROUND 25 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL BE ADVANCING OUT OF THE WEST
WHICH COULD GENERATE SOME SHOWERS AFTER 4PM. AN ISOLATED STORM
CAN'T FULLY BE RULED OUT BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
CHANCES OF RAIN DROP OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
RETURNING ONCE AGAIN AFTER 7AM. WINDS WILL ALSO TURN WESTERLY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS EVENING AND STAY WESTERLY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE NOT SHOWN IN THIS CURRENT
FORECAST, THE WIND GUSTS FOR FRIDAY AMONG THE HIGH RES MODELS IS
TRENDING UP WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (137800-144600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (83600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 40
TEMP............73 73 72
RH..............38 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.3 6.6 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 24 21
SDSPL KT-FT/1000145 138 84
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25300-44100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING
TO POOR TO FAIR (6300-13800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
TEMP............69 67 64 60 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51
RH..............51 54 63 78 80 83 83 83 86 89 89 93
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 2.1 1.4 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 10 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100044 25 14 9 9 9 11 11 10 8 6 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 28 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13200-31500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD (46100-53400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(68800-98500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (121600-138300 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT
(92400 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 40 40 30 20 20 20 20 20 0 0
TEMP............50 54 55 56 60 61 62 63 63 65 66 67
RH..............96 90 86 83 75 70 65 58 56 52 48 47
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.8 4.7 5.9 5.5 5.7 5.8 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 17 20 21 21 24 26 25 26 28 23
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 21 32 46 53 69 99 135 122 131 138 92
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...DAVE SZALLAI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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