632  
FNUS73 KDLH 241011  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADHORSE...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
511 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0611 CDT ON OCTOBER 24.  
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  
 
BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN. BEFORE THAT, EXPECT PERIODS OF CLOUDS  
AND SUN AND A HIGH IN THE LOW 70S. A STRAY SHOWER CAN'T BE RULED  
OUT THROUGH AFTERNOON. AROUND 4-5 PM, A BAND OF RAIN SHOWERS IS  
EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND MAYBE SOME THUNDER  
COULD ACCOMPANY THIS (~10-15% CHANCE). THE RAIN WILL MOVE OUT IN  
ABOUT 3-4 HOURS THIS EVENING, ENDING AROUND 8 PM. WINDS TURN  
NORTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT WITH DECREASING SPEED. MUCH DRIER WEATHER  
IS EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH RH POTENTIALLY FALLING BELOW 40% AND MAYBE  
APPROACHING 30% OR SO. SOME RAIN MAY MOVE IN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON  
AND EARLY EVENING SUNDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3800 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5600-20600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
GOOD (33200-47300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING,  
THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64400-79600  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO  
GOOD (33700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 40  
TEMP............58 57 56 58 62 65 68 71 71 71 71 70  
RH..............74 69 66 64 58 54 49 46 46 46 47 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 22 23 23 26 26 26 26 25 23 22 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.8 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 21 24 25 25 28 26 25 24 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 9 21 33 43 47 64 68 75 80 34  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN  
THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4000-16300 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 60 50 40 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 10  
TEMP............68 65 62 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44  
RH..............57 65 72 78 83 86 90 89 86 80 76 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 14 12 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W NW NW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 6 12 11 9 10 16 11 6 4 4 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4400-16600 KNOT-FT).  
 
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 CDY CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 50 60  
TEMP............43 42 41 43 46 49 51 53 54 54 55 54  
RH..............70 70 73 67 60 50 42 36 34 32 31 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 11 9 9 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 7 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 7 7 8 10 10 14 17 16 15 11  
 
 
FORECASTER...JOSH  
REQUESTED BY...DYLAN WALKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2624115.4/DLH  
.DELDT 10/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DYLAN.WALKER@USDA.GOV  
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