206  
FNUS73 KDLH 250719  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE LINE CREEK RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
219 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.  
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
 
 
BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WITH INCOMING CLOUDS. THERE MAY BE  
ECHOES ON RADAR, BUT LOW LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD KEEP THEM FROM  
REACHING THE SURFACE THOUGH THE EVAPORATION MAY CAUSE PERIODIC  
GUSTY BOUTS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 15 MPH. BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN  
HITTING THE GROUND BY THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE CROSSES  
ENHANCING LIFT. WINDS EVENTUALLY TURN EASTERLY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
AS A LARGE WET SYSTEM APPROACHES.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (23800-43700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO EXCELLENT (62500-76800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 54 56 58  
RH..............47 36 31 28  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 4 SW 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 11 11  
MIX HGT (FT)....3000 6600 6800 7000  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9 SW 12 S 13 SW 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100024 66 75 77  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO  
7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (49600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR  
(1900-20800 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.18 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 50  
TEMP............56 46 41  
RH..............33 58 76  
20 FT WIND......SW 3G9 S 3G8 S 2G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....5500 1000 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 10 S 3  
SDSPL KT-FT/100050 9 2  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4200-22000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (23800-32400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 0  
TEMP............39 44 54  
RH..............85 73 48  
20 FT WIND......E 2G6 E 3G8 E 4G9  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1800 4000  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 7 N 7 N 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 11 30  
 

 
FORECASTER...JONATHAN  
REQUESTED BY...JEB BACKE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611653.0/DLH  
.DELDT 04/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LUKE.MACHO@USDA.GOV  
 
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