192  
FNUS73 KDLH 211133  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGH BANKS RX...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
633 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 21.  
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  
 
DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY, WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 25 TO 30  
PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE  
MORNING OUT OF THE SOUTH AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED  
TODAY. FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR, BUT WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH AND  
STRONGER WINDS UP TO 20 MPH. RH WILL INCREASE AS RAIN SHOWERS AND  
GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS WORK THEIR WAY NORTH, BUT WON'T REACH THE  
CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST UNTIL LATER FRIDAY NIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5400-20400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (62100-87500 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 MCR PC PC MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 41 49 56 59 61 62 63 64 64 65  
RH..............77 79 61 47 39 36 35 35 34 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 14 16 15 16 15 14 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.1 1.6 2.8 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.8 5.3 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 13 20 39 59 68 77 83 88 74 62  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (62300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(4800 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC 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............64 63 61 56 53 51 50 48 46 44 43 42  
RH..............34 38 46 51 57 59 61 63 65 70 73 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 2.2 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100062 29 17 8 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5000-16400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (27900-35300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT  
(49300-63000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (67500-86500 KNOT-FT)  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO FAIR (18100  
KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............41 43 46 49 55 58 60 62 61 63 62 61  
RH..............79 73 68 61 47 42 39 38 39 38 41 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.4 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.6 5.0 4.2 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 15 17 17 18 20 21 22 18 18 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 7 16 28 35 49 63 73 87 80 68 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL  
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN MOBERG  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614166.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JORDAN.MOBERG@STATE.MN.US  
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