050  
FNUS73 KDLH 021449  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OXBOW HILL PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
849 AM CST TUE DEC 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 02.  
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  
 
SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL OCCUR UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WHILE  
PERIODIC FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, ACCUMULATIONS  
ARE NOT EXPECTED. EXPECT AN UPTICK IN LIGHT SNOWFALL CHANCES  
EARLY THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET. LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL  
THEN LASTS INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING  
COLD FRONT. NEW SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS  
EVENING. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST BETWEEN  
2000 TO MIDNIGHT LT LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LAST  
INTO WEDNESDAY DAYTIME AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN STEADY IN THE  
MID-SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). FLURRIES  
THIS AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5900-18400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 30  
TEMP............13 14 14 14 17 18 18 20 19  
RH..............84 80 76 73 67 70 80 71 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 13 15 16 16 15 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 10 11 15 18 18 15 14 11  
   
TONIGHT  
 
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 4 ABOVE.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14  
TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8100-27600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR (28800 KNOT-FT) AFTER 3 AM.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 60 60 40 20 20 20 20 10 0 0  
TEMP............19 19 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 11 10  
RH..............88 92 100 100 96 92 88 92 84 84 91 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 13 13 14 15 16 18 18 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W NW NW NW NW N NW N NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 14 16 17 18 18 20 21 21 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 10 8 11 13 18 20 16 28 26 29 32  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 12.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34500-50400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD  
TO EXCELLENT (52800-79100 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............9 6 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 5  
RH..............80 100 66 79 72 63 69 72 72 69 69 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.2 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.1 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 22 21 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 24 23  
SDSPL KT-FT/100050 42 35 50 62 67 71 75 78 79 66 53  
 
 
FORECASTER...NATHAN  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER LANGE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2526750.1/DLH  
.DELDT 12/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TYLER.LANGE@USDA.GOV  
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