452  
FNUS73 KDLH 071041  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG 2 FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
541 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 CDT ON JULY 07.  
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  
 
AFTER SOME MORNING CLOUDS, EXPECT A FAIRLY SUNNY AND DRY DAY  
TODAY. MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED, FROM THE NORTH IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING MORE WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
CURRENT FORECASTS EXPECT AN AFTERNOON RH AS LOW AS 35%. THERE IS A  
CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER, IF  
THE FRONT THAT IS FORCING THOSE SHOWERS SHIFTS SOUTH, WHICH IS  
POSSIBLE, THERE IS A REALITY WHERE THE SITE GETS NO RAIN AT ALL.  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE UNLIKELY THIS FAR NORTH IF PRECIPITATION  
OCCURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (16900-36400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO GOOD (40700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 76 81 84 84  
RH..............92 64 48 42 39  
20 FT WIND......NW 3 N 4 NW 3 NW 4 W 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 2700 4400 5200 5100  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 N 12 N 9 NW 8 W 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 27 35 36 41  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 3  
AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (42600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR  
(1800-13500 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.06 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 20 40  
TEMP............82 76 68 66 63 61  
RH..............42 54 65 68 75 81  
20 FT WIND......W 3 W 2 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 5 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....4300 600 500 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 8 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 5  
SDSPL KT-FT/100043 4 3 3 3 2  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 2900 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1400-13500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (25800-43600 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 30 10 10  
TEMP............59 67 75 78  
RH..............89 82 58 53  
20 FT WIND......N 0G5 NW 1G5 W 2G5 SW 3G7  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 2700 6200  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 5 N 6 N 6 N 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 14 44  
 
 
FORECASTER...KETZEL  
REQUESTED BY...AMANDA KILLEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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