396  
FNUS73 KDLH 261447  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOIS FORTE COMMUNITY RX...BOIS FORTE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
947 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 26.  
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  
 
THE BURN SITE IS ON THE EDGE OF OVERCAST SKIES TO THE SOUTH AND  
EAST AND CLEAR SKIES TO THE NORTH AND WEST. THIS FORECAST LEANS  
TOWARD A CLOUDIER SOLUTION. IF SKIES CLEAR AND REMAIN CLEAR  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES WOULD TREND SEVERAL DEGREES  
WARMER INTO THE LOW OR MIDDLE 60S AND MINIMUM RH WOULD DROP BELOW  
25 PERCENT. IF CLOUDS WIN OUT, TEMPS WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO  
UPPER 50S WITH MINIMUM RH AROUND 30 PERCENT. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL  
BE FAIR TO GOOD THIS AFTERNOON AND THE PLUME SHOULD TRAVEL NORTH  
INITIALLY TURNING TOWARD THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN BECOMES  
LIKELY TONIGHT WITH GOOD RH RECOVERY TO THE UPPER 90 PERCENT  
RANGE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF UP TO A QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED BY 7 AM  
MONDAY. ADDITIONAL RAIN ON MONDAY WILL BRING THE TOTAL UP TO 0.75  
TO 1.5 INCHES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND  
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 7  
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14800-29200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR  
TO GOOD (27400-36900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............46 49 52 54 54 55 55 55  
RH..............55 47 39 35 32 31 31 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 9 8 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.6 4.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W W SW SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 22 29 35 37 31 27 33  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR  
(6900-22600 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.17 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 30 40 60 70 70 70 70 70  
TEMP............54 53 50 47 46 45 45 43 41 41 40 40  
RH..............32 36 46 56 60 68 70 79 89 89 92 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 2.3 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 13 10 12 10 12 12 15 15 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/100043 23 18 15 8 10 7 8 8 13 12 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...KEVIN  
REQUESTED BY...BRADY BOUTTO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611765.0/DLH  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BBOUTTO@BOISFORTE-NSN.GOV  
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