994
FNUS73 KDLH 081626
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR OAK POINT UNIT 4 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1126 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 08.
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
UPDATE: UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING DRIER CONDITIONS SOONER
AS CLOUD COVER IS NOT AS EXPANSIVE AS PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED.
EXPECTING MIN RHS TO REACH 20% AROUND 1PM WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND
20 MPH OUT OF THE WEST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 21
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(96100-113900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 48 53 56 58 61 63 62 62 63
RH..............57 39 29 25 21 20 19 21 22 23
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SW SW W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 5 6 6 7 9 10 11 12
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 3.3 4.9 6.4 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 15 16 18 18 18 21 22
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 7 36 64 89 114 104 96 105 99
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT,
THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 13
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (79100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO
FAIR (2500-17600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 30 20 10
TEMP............63 60 57 51 47 45 43 43 42 40 38 37
RH..............25 29 33 41 47 51 57 57 60 67 73 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..11 10 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4
20 FT WIND GUST.22 20 15 14 12 9 11 8 8 8 9 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 14 10 8 8 8 8 10 12 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/100079 59 18 6 4 3 3 3 7 7 8 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(115200-131300 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 38 41 43 45 47 49 51 51 52 52
RH..............75 72 64 55 49 43 40 36 33 33 32 32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 2.5 3.5 4.3 5.0 5.6 6.1 7.1 7.3 7.0 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 17 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 13 37 60 78 89 101 110 127 131 126 115
FORECASTER...LEE
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BRINK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/26
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