689  
FNUS73 KDLH 231015  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHACK RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
515 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.  
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  
 
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 56 PERCENT  
THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TO  
AROUND 6 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MOISTURE MOVES  
INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AS CLOUDS PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST.  
RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY, KEEPING RH VALUES ABOVE 75  
PERCENT WITH SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL  
RAIN CHANCES THIS WEEKEND.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3000-20500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR (17000-29500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC PC PC 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............41 39 42 46 50 53 55 57 57 59 57 56  
RH..............96 100 96 89 83 77 69 64 62 57 59 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 9 11 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 14 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 4 10 18 21 24 30 29 28 21 17  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3400-10600 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 49 48 48 48 48 49 48 47 46 46 45  
RH..............69 80 86 86 89 89 89 93 93 96 93 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 14 13 13 12 11 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 10 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-18400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (19400-33100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO POOR (11100  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 20 30 30 40 30 30  
TEMP............45 45 46 50 52 54 56 57 57 58 57 57  
RH..............96 96 100 89 89 83 77 77 77 75 77 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.4 1.6 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 10 12 14 15 17 15 17 16 14 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 6 10 15 18 24 21 28 33 19 11  
 
 
FORECASTER...LINDA  
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL WESTLIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622155.1/DLH  
.DELDT 09/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMUEL.WESTLIN@USDA.GOV  
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