738  
FNUS73 KDLH 141014  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CREX UNIT 85...WI DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
514 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON AUGUST 14.  
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  
 
A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN TODAY WITH A HIGH AROUND 85 AND AFTERNOON  
RH VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 38%. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS  
MORNING TO BECOME EASTERLY AT 5 TO 7 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO AREA LATE  
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, THEN AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING.  
RAINFALL TOTALS CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD WITH THE PROBABILITY OF  
RECEIVING MORE THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ABOUT 40 PERCENT, WITH THE  
MOST LIKELY AMOUNTS JUST A FEW HUNDREDTHS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3500-14800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
GOOD TO EXCELLENT (55300-68500 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 PC PC PC PC PC MC 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............58 59 63 67 74 77 80 82 83 84 84 85  
RH..............84 83 81 73 62 54 49 44 41 40 38 39  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E E SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.1 3.5 4.6 5.0 5.7 6.1 6.2 5.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE E E E E SE E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 13 14 14 14 13 14 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 6 15 25 43 55 56 69 67 68 64  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (31500-48100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(3400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 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 CDY  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............83 82 79 73 70 69 68 67 66 66 64 63  
RH..............40 44 52 62 71 73 76 75 78 78 81 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 3.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 8 9 10 10 10 10 12 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100048 32 3 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 7 7  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (10500-28600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO GOOD (31500-41300 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 MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 62 64 66 70 72 74 75 78 79 79 81  
RH..............78 84 84 81 73 71 71 71 69 69 69 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 14 13 13 13 12 12 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.3 3.1 3.7 3.7 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 12 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 13 16 20 23 29 32 33 32 33 37 41  
 
 
FORECASTER...LINDA  
REQUESTED BY...JOE DITTRICH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619628.0/DLH  
.DELDT 08/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.DITTRICH@WISCONSIN.GOV,RYAN.MAGANA@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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