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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIINAN BLUEBERRY BURNS...GRAND PORTAGE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
756 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 14.
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
EXPECT ONSHORE WINDS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, GENERALLY FROM THE
SOUTHEAST, BUT WIND DIRECTION MAY BE VARIABLE AT TIMES FROM
SOUTHERLY TO EASTERLY. WIND SPEED AND GUST IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON, AND THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND MAXIMUM GUSTS THAT MAY OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON. GENERALLY, GUSTS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED, AND
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME UPS AND DOWNS WITH GUSTS FROM THE LAKE
BREEZE. WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW, EXPECT AN INVERSION TO BE IN PLACE
THROUGH THE DAY, RESULTING IN POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS,
TEMPERATURES REMAINING COOL IN THE 50S, AND RH EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ABOVE 45 PERCENT. OTHERWISE, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IS EXPECTED TODAY.
WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR RAIN TONIGHT, THOUGH AMOUNTS ARE LOOKING
TO BE GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. A FEW RUMBLES OF
THUNDER CAN'T BE RULED OUT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 49 50 51 52 53 52
RH..............63 61 57 54 50 48 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 12 13 15 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 10 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 5 5 5 6 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 32 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 18
TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800-10400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY DEF LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20 40 60 80 60 50 30 10 0
TEMP............50 49 46 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 44 47
RH..............56 56 63 68 70 73 82 86 86 93 96 86
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.16 19 14 12 11 14 22 30 30 32 32 32
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 15 13 10 10 13 17 20 20 18 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 9 6 5 4 4 5 7 8 8 7 8
FORECASTER...JOSH
REQUESTED BY...ERIK CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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