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FNUS73 KDLH 151900
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 135 FIRE...SLC EM/EMET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
200 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 15.
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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING, WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE
VERY LOW, AROUND 15 PERCENT. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY COULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON (A 30-40
PERCENT CHANCE). WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AROUND 7 PM AND
WILL DROP BELOW 20 MPH BY 10 PM.
SATURDAY WILL BE DRY WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 37 TO 38 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (285300-318000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....BDT BDT BDT
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............77 79 79 78
RH..............20 17 15 16
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 18
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 32 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.9 9.4 9.6 9.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.37 38 38 37
SDSPL KT-FT/1000285 309 318 315
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27
MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 12
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (290300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(4000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 70 59 57 53 49
RH..............24 28 39 42 48 58
20 FT WIND......W 17 W 11 W 7 W 5 W 4 W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.27 21 14 13 12 11
MIX HGT (FT)....9700 1800 600 500 600 500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 35 W 20 W 12 W 12 NW 9 NW 9
SDSPL KT-FT/1000290 30 6 5 5 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6100-13500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (47800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (68800-97000 KNOT-FT)
LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(98900-137900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (84200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 54 61 63
RH..............63 50 38 32
20 FT WIND......W 5G14 W 10G18 W 13G22 NW 12G21
MIX HGT (FT)....600 3400 5500 5600
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 23 W 28 W 23
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 69 132 112
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...HOLLY ALLEN-EMET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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