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SPOT FORECAST FOR MARGIE FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
636 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 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
LOOK FOR OFF-AND-ON LIGHT, ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THIS
MORNING, THOUGH ANY AMOUNTS WILL BE LITTLE TO NONE (0 TO 0.02").
CLOUDY TO START WITH LOW CLOUD CEILINGS, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL
MID-AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING CLOUD COVER CONTINUES FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCREASING MIXING IN THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL RAISE MIXING HEIGHTS TO ABOVE 5000 FT FOR
MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGHOUT
MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING AND BECOMING LIGHT
TONIGHT. EXPECT A HIGH TEMPERATURE AROUND 76 F THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MIN RH AROUND 50%. IF CLOUDS DECREASE QUICKER THIS AFTERNOON,
MIN RH COULD DIP CLOSER TO 45%. EXPECT RH RECOVERY TO NEAR 100%
TONIGHT.
THURSDAY WILL BE RAIN-FREE WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WINDS START
OUT LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST IN THE MORNING AND INCREASE TO 5-8
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10-14 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
DEEPER MIXING WILL ONCE AGAIN RAISE AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS ABOVE
5000 FT FOR THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE
MID-70S WITH MIN RH DIPPING TO 40-43% BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (9000-24700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (92900-102500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 61 63 67 70 70 73 75 75 76 74
RH..............100 97 93 81 73 73 64 56 53 50 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 20 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.9 3.6 4.7 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 18 20 20 22 22 21 21 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 17 25 33 49 61 89 101 93 98 103
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (78400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR 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 0
TEMP............74 72 66 60 58 57 56 55 54 52 51 51
RH..............53 57 70 84 90 90 93 93 93 96 100 96
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 11 9 11 9 8 8 7 7 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW N NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 14 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100078 28 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-14900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD TO EXCELLENT (54400-70800 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 50 54 58 65 67 68 71 73 73 73 72
RH..............100 96 90 83 70 63 59 49 44 44 43 44
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 8 9 11 11 12 13 12 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 4.1 4.9 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.7 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 10 15 29 46 54 66 67 71 63 64
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS VERDEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620542.1/DLH
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRAVIS.VERDEGAN@STATE.MN.US
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