380
FNUS73 KDLH 292107
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR STANELY RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
407 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 30.
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
THE AREA WILL BE SANDWICHED BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO OUR EAST AND
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST FOR THURSDAY, KEEPING PERSISTENT NORTH-
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 4-7 MPH DURING THE MORNING AND 5-8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 13-16 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING UNTIL NEAR
SUNSET BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT AGAIN. A WELL MIXED ATMOSPHERE
SHOULD ALLOW FOR MIN RH IN THE AFTERNOON TO DIP TO 30-35%, THOUGH
SCATTERED, DIURNAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WITH
DAYTIME HEATING FOR THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING TOWARDS SUNSET. ANY SHOWERS THAT MOVE DIRECTLY
OVERHEAD COULD BRIEFLY ACCELERATE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AND
BUMP UP RH SLIGHTLY. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 46F WITH
FAIR SMOKE DISPERSAL IN THE MORNING BECOMING EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE MIXING HEIGHTS RISE TO AROUND 6000 FT. OVERNIGHT
RH RECOVERY WILL BE TO 70-75%.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (23100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(72100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RS RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............31 34 38 40 42 43 45 46 46 46
RH..............66 56 48 44 41 39 35 34 34 35
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 7 7 8 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 4.0 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 52 56 61 65 65 72 74 73 77
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60400-68200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
POOR TO FAIR (2200-20200 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.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 43 39 36 36 34 32 30 29 29 29
RH..............36 40 39 46 54 54 58 63 69 75 75 75
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 12 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 4.6 1.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100068 60 20 9 10 8 8 8 7 5 4 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1700-13300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD TO EXCELLENT (56100-71900 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 PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............29 31 33 37 41 44 46 48 50 50 51 51
RH..............75 69 63 52 44 40 35 33 29 28 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.9 3.5 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.2 7.2 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 13 31 49 56 60 63 68 72 72 61
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...JOE KAUFMANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612145.0/DLH
.DELDT 04/29/26
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.EMAIL JOSEPH.KAUFMANN@USDA.GOV
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