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FNUS73 KDLH 212357
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR NEW NEW NORTHEAST UNIT...WI DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
657 PM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 22.
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
SOME HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. EXPECT
RH RECOVERY TONIGHT TO AROUND 70%, WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THEN LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT
2-4 MPH UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE ON FRIDAY MORNING.
BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY TO START FRIDAY MORNING,
WITH CLOUDS GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, PARTICULARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION-FREE THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS, WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE TOPPING OUT AROUND 66 DEGREES WITH
MIN RH DIPPING NEAR 35% BY MIDDAY AND AS LOW AS 30% BY MID-
AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING SLIGHTLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS SOME
LAKE BREEZE INFLUENCE ARRIVES. WINDS WILL BE LARGELY OUT OF THE
EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AT 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 10-15
MPH IN THE MORNING AND AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14-17 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWER CHANCES INCREASE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH WESTERN MINNESOTA. EXPECT
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNRISE OF BETWEEN 0.1-0.2 INCHES. EXPECT
RH RECOVERY TO 75-80% FRIDAY NIGHT ALONGSIDE EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 4-7 MPH AND GUSTS TO 12-15 MPH.
SKIES REMAIN CLOUDY FOR SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING. HIGHS WILL REACH INTO THE MIDDLE
60S WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES AROUND 55%. WINDS WILL BE
SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE MORNING, VEERING TO SOUTHERLY LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, AND THEN VARIABLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS SHOULD BE SUSTAINED AT 3-6 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF
10-15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (20400-32400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53800-64200 KNOT-FT) LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT
(73500-79600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO GOOD (41900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC MCR PC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 55 58 61 62 63 65 62 62
RH..............56 45 40 36 35 34 31 36 36
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 9 9 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.5 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E SE SE SE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 17 18 20 20 16 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100020 32 54 64 74 80 74 46 42
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (32900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
(6200-17400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.14 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 30 40 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............60 57 56 54 52 51 50 49 49 47 47 47
RH..............41 45 47 50 54 56 61 63 66 74 74 76
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE E E SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 13 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100033 12 10 12 17 15 13 15 9 6 7 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (10100-22600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD (34600-53300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 70 70 70 70 70 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............46 47 49 51 53 55 56 58 60 61 62 62
RH..............79 79 77 77 74 72 69 64 60 58 56 56
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.9 2.9 3.9 4.4 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 13 15 16 16 17 18 23 35 47 53 38
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...JACOB COONEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2614263.0/DLH
.DELDT 05/21/26
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