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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEWART TRAIL FIRE...MNICS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
733 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 19.
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
BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM YOUR EMAIL, THIS FORECAST STARTS TUESDAY
MORNING AND INCLUDES WEDNESDAY.
NORTHERLY WINDS ACCELERATE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL. AFTER
A NIGHT WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD BE UP TO 1/2 OF AN INCH OR
MORE. THE RAIN PULLS EAST NEAR SUNRISE TUESDAY WITH SOME SHOWER
ACTIVITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS SLOWLY TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT
TUESDAY. COULD SEE SOME TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WEDNESDAY WITH
SUNNY SKIES AS RH'S FALL INTO THE 30S.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6400-24100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (28800-37300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 10
TEMP............41 44 46 48 48 48 48 49 48 48 48
RH..............100 89 79 74 71 68 68 63 60 60 58
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 15 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 21 21 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 10 16 17 22 23 24 31 31 29 37
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER 3
AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23100-39800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING
TO POOR (3100-9500 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 46 46 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 35
RH..............58 58 58 65 70 73 76 79 82 82 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 14 13 12 12 11 11 9 8 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 2.4 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 15 12 9 9 9 7 9 9 8 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100040 38 23 10 6 7 6 4 5 4 3 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO
1700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING AROUND
8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4400-16900 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
POOR TO FAIR (11900-29800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 36 40 43 47 49 51 52 53 54 54 55
RH..............82 82 70 62 53 50 46 44 43 40 40 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N W S S S SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.3 1.9 2.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.2 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 9 17 25 29 30 24 21 20 21 18 12
FORECASTER...JONATHAN
REQUESTED BY...CASSANDRA DEMILLO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/18/26
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