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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON LAKE PERMANENT OPENINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1220 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST OUT OF THE REGION SATURDAY AND A
WEAK COOL FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 5 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 10 TO 12 MPH. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY. EXPECT
GOOD MIXING INITIALLY INCREASING TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. IF RAIN OCCURS,
RAIN AMOUNTS WOULD BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE. THERE IS
A GOOD RH RECOVERY SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE FOR
SUNDAY AND SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (30700-49100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD
TO EXCELLENT (36100-60200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............48 50 52 52 55 55 55 56
RH..............46 42 39 38 34 34 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 9 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.9 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 13 13 10 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100031 39 49 60 58 58 46 36
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO
THE EAST OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18700-35400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING
TO POOR (1100-9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.12 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 40
TEMP............56 48 43
RH..............34 56 73
20 FT WIND......S 2G9 SW 2G6 N 2G6
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1200 700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10 SW 7 NE 3
SDSPL KT-FT/100035 7 2
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1900-21000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR (24300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 20 10
TEMP............38 46 56
RH..............96 73 47
20 FT WIND......NE 2G7 E 3G9 E 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2100 4000
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 E 8 E 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 15 28
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...BRENT RAHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/24/26
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