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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADHORSE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
618 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 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
SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH
THE DAY. NOT EXPECTING ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THE BOUNDARY BUT
WINDS WILL SWITCH FROM OUT OF THE SOUTH IN THE MORNING TO OUT OF
THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. VENTILATION AT IGNITION TIME WILL BE
POOR BUT IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TO FAIR BY MID DAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3700-15000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (24100-34800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO POOR (12400
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC 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
TEMP............40 41 46 52 57 62 65 66 67 67 65
RH..............96 96 89 74 64 56 52 50 50 50 54
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.2 2.7 3.5 3.9 3.9 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 10 10 13 12 10 10 9 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 5 10 15 24 27 32 35 31 12
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE
IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT, THEN
PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING 6
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200-7600 KNOT-FT).
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 55 51 48 47 46 45 45 44 43 42 40
RH..............62 77 89 96 96 96 100 96 96 96 96 96
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1900-15000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (21900-35500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 39 42 46 50 56 61 64 67 67 65 62
RH..............100 100 96 93 86 72 60 54 49 49 52 58
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 3.0 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 2 3 7 15 24 31 36 32 30 22
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...DYLAN WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2624115.0/DLH
.DELDT 10/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DYLAN.WALKER@USDA.GOV
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