907  
FNUS73 KDLH 211754  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE SHELDON RD/ELLSBURG...SLCEM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1254 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 21.  
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  
 
NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING TODAY DUE TO  
VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 20%. WINDS CURRENTLY FROM THE  
NORTH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SIMILAR  
WIND SPEEDS AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 17 MPH. THIS  
EVENING, WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND GRADUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST BY  
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE  
AROUND 76 PERCENT CLOSE TO DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (26400-33500 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 61 62 64 64  
RH..............24 22 20 17 18  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 12 11 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 8 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100034 32 30 31 26  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3  
TO 12 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 13  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2800-15500 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 CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 61 55 50 47 44 42 41 39 39 38 37  
RH..............21 26 34 42 47 55 62 62 70 70 76 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 1.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 6 8 9 8 10 10 12 12 12 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...WOODY  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH BRINKMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611197.0/DLH  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NWSDULUTH-SLCRS@NOAA.GOV  
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