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FNUS73 KDLH 090941
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR CREX UNIT 73...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
441 AM CDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON APRIL 09.
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 MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A LOW (10-20%) CHANCE OF VERY
LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BETWEEN 5-9PM. WITH THE
AMOUNT OF DRY AIR TO THE NORTH OF THIS RAIN, THERE IS A POTENTIAL
THAT ANY RAIN WOULD EVAPORATE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND. IF IT
DOES MANAGE TO FALL, A HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION WOULD
BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 20-25MPH SHOULD
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT.
LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. FRIDAY WILL BE
A DRY DAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH OF 25-30%. SMOKE DISPERSAL MAY
BE GOOD THROUGH TODAY, BUT WORSEN OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
GOOD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (10300-16900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD (37300-55100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
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 MC CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............32 32 33 35 38 39 41 43 45 46 47 47
RH..............78 78 75 69 62 59 53 49 45 42 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.19 18 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 2.3 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 18 17 17 15 14 13 13 14 13
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 17 37 53 53 55 50 49 46 48 53 47
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32600-38800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(2400-10100 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.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 45 42 39 38 36 34 33 32 31 29 29
RH..............42 45 53 62 67 72 78 78 82 81 88 88
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 3.6 1.7 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 33 10 9 5 4 4 6 3 4 4 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2400-18900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (70200-92900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR 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 0 0
TEMP............28 27 30 32 39 44 48 50 52 54 54 55
RH..............88 92 81 78 59 49 42 39 35 32 32 31
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 7 9 11 11 12 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.8 4.9 5.9 6.7 7.1 7.0 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 8 8 9 12 14 15 15 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 9 14 19 30 49 70 87 93 91 71
FORECASTER...KETZEL
REQUESTED BY...BOB HANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609596.0/DLH
.DELDT 04/09/26
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.EMAIL ROBERT.HANSON@WISCONSIN.GOV
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