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FNUS73 KDLH 150929
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOR028FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
429 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0730 CDT ON JULY 15.
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.
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
SMOKE AND RESULTING LIMITED VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE ARE EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT. AIR QUALITY ALERTS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THESE
SMOKY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
MAY (20% CHANCE) MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY, BUT MEANINGFUL RAINFALL
IS NOT EXPECTED. IF ANYTHING DOES FALL...THESE WILL BE HIGH-BASED RAIN
SHOWERS SO MUCH OF THE RAIN LIKELY WILL EVAPORATE BEFORE IT REACHES THE
GROUND...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WOULD BE EXPECTED. A BIT HIGHER
(30-40%) CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY DAYTIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3200-22800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (13300-33000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............67 70 74 75 76 77
RH..............61 51 43 41 40 39
20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 N 3 N 3 W 3 NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 8 8 11 12
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1400 3300 3900 3200 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 10 N 10 NW 9 NW 7 W 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 13 29 31 19 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SMOKE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16100-28500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(2300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 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.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............76 74 71 69 67 66 65 64 65 64 63 62
RH..............40 43 47 53 56 61 65 70 70 73 75 78
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W W W NW NW NW NW N W NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 7 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W NW N N N N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 16 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SMOKE THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-18400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 20 10
TEMP............62 63 66 69 70 72 74 75 76 76 76 75
RH..............81 81 78 70 66 61 55 54 50 50 52 54
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NE NE N SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.6 3.1 2.7 2.2 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW NW NW W W W SE S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 4 4 6 9 10 13 18 16 16 14
FORECASTER...NATHAN
REQUESTED BY...OWEN JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617316.2/DLH
.DELDT 07/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL OWEN.JOHNSON@USDA.GOV
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