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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CHURCH WINDROWS...WI-DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
429 PM CDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 CDT ON APRIL 16.
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 ON THURSDAY AFTER MORNING FOG BURNS OFF BY
0900-1000. EXPECT A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE LOWER 70S WITH
AN AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 28 PERCENT.
THE LAKE BREEZE OFF OF LAKE SUPERIOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO
STAY NORTH OF THE BURN AREA, A 85-90 PERCENT CHANCE OF DOING SO.
THIS WILL SUPPORT THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
WINDS FOR THE BURN SITE.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
AT 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (900-13400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (49100-59600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 36 40 45 54 59 63 68 70 70 72 70
RH..............96 96 89 82 64 55 42 38 33 28 28 30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE E SE S S SW SW SW S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.6 3.9 4.6 4.9 5.0 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 3 5 6 9 10 13 13 14 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 1 2 4 13 23 42 51 59 60 49
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (40300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(5800-12300 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............69 66 62 58 56 55 54 54 53 53 53 52
RH..............34 43 50 57 62 64 66 66 71 71 74 77
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 7 7 6 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17
SDSPL KT-FT/100040 12 10 7 6 7 8 10 11 12 12 11
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). RAIN AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO
20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (11000-24500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD (38300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (69000-102100
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (93500-120100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO GOOD (53300 KNOT-FT)
DECREASING TO FAIR (20500-26800 KNOT-FT) LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.33 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............52 53 56 59 63 66 69 70 69 67 64 60
RH..............80 77 72 67 60 56 51 49 51 54 58 62
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 20 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.9 3.0 4.1 4.6 3.9 2.7 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 21 23 26 29 30 28 23 20 18
SDSPL KT-FT/100011 12 16 25 38 69 102 120 94 53 27 21
FORECASTER...PATRICK
REQUESTED BY...JACOB COONEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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