475  
FNUS73 KDLH 031152  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FERNBERG RAW RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
652 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON MAY 03.  
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  
 
WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 10-12MPH,  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20MPH. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP TO 25% FOR A COUPLE  
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON, AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT WIND GUSTS ARE  
STRONGEST. CLOUDS INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED LIGHT  
RAIN CHANCES RETURN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. AROUND  
0.10 INCH OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS SWITCH  
TO THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY  
MONDAY MORNING, THEN NORTHWESTERLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND  
25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (106800-124900 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............53 57 59  
RH..............36 25 28  
20 FT WIND......NW 11 NW 11 W 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18  
MIX HGT (FT)....5300 5900 5900  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25 NW 24 W 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000117 124 107  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13  
TO 21 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST 18 TO 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (104400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
TO FAIR (7200-17600 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 30  
TEMP............58 51 53  
RH..............30 46 52  
20 FT WIND......W 9G15 SW 8G15 SW 9G19  
MIX HGT (FT)....5800 800 800  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21 SW 17 W 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000104 12 15  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 28  
TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (19300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(108500-145400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 40 20  
TEMP............45 42 49  
RH..............76 76 46  
20 FT WIND......W 9G18 W 12G23 W 15G25  
MIX HGT (FT)....1200 3300 4600  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 NW 31 NW 30  
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 90 120  
 
 
FORECASTER...HOLLY  
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE CHOPP  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612525.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMIE.CHOPP@USDA.GOV  
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