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FNUS73 KDLH 081013
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUCILLE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
513 AM CDT SAT AUG 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 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
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO 35 TO 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS WILL
PICK UP IN THE MORNING, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH FOR THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. MOISTURE LEVELS SLOWLY INCREASE
THROUGH SUNDAY. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN SLIDE SLOWLY EAST-SOUTHEAST
OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. RAIN CHANCES TO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 21 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO FAIR (24100
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (76000-102500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93500-131500
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (86900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR 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 10
TEMP............49 54 58 66 69 71 72 73 74 75 75
RH..............100 90 80 61 53 47 43 41 40 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 11 13 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 2.0 4.8 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.2 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 14 18 20 21 21 20 20 17 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 8 24 76 103 123 132 120 118 94 87
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (2200
KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RNF RNF FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10
TEMP............76 73 70 63 60 58 57 55 54 53 51 51
RH..............40 46 53 70 81 87 90 96 96 100 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 11 8 7 8 6 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 2.2 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 12 10 10 10 9 9 7 7 7 6 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100058 22 5 4 9 6 5 6 6 3 2 2
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-21400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (41900-57400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 52 57 60 65 68 71 72 72 73 74 74
RH..............100 100 90 81 68 59 49 46 46 44 43 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.1 1.7 2.7 3.5 4.4 5.0 6.4 6.3 5.2 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 10 10 9 12
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 6 12 21 25 31 35 57 57 42 55
FORECASTER...LINDA
REQUESTED BY...GREG CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619107.2/DLH
.DELDT 08/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREG_CARLSON@NPS.GOV
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