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FNUS73 KDLH 042002
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR RILEY WMA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
302 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 05.
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
WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON, STRONGEST IN
THE 10 AM TO 4 PM TIMEFRAME. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TO START THE
MORNING BECOME A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN TO MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS DIURNAL CUMULUS CLOUD FIELDS DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME
HEATING/MIXING. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IS FORECAST TO REACH AROUND
49F, WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT FOR
THE AFTERNOON INTO VERY EARLY EVENING (1-6 PM). MIXING HEIGHT
PEAKS AROUND 7100 FT IN THE MID-AFTERNOON, AND IS FORECAST TO BE
GREATER THAN 6000 FT THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS TURN
NORTHWESTERLY IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS, BECOMING LIGHT
OVERNIGHT. RH RECOVERS TO 70-75 PERCENT TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A LOW
TEMPERATURE AROUND 27F.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (50800-69500 KNOT-FT)
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116900-127500
KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 37 40 42 44 45 47 48 48 49
RH..............61 50 44 39 36 33 31 31 31 30
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 18 18 19 18 18 18 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.9 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.1 6.8 6.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 21 20 22 22 21 21 21 21 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100051 70 77 104 115 116 122 128 122 117
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (78400-113300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
POOR (3700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 46 43 40 37 35 33 31 29 28 28 27
RH..............31 34 39 44 48 52 58 63 69 71 71 74
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.7 5.2 2.4 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 17 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 8
SDSPL KT-FT/1000113 78 28 15 15 11 8 6 4 4 4 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8800-27100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (70800-100500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 29 33 36 40 42 44 45 46 46 47 47
RH..............75 72 61 54 46 43 40 38 37 37 35 35
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.7 2.7 3.9 5.1 5.9 6.5 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.8 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 15
SDSPL KT-FT/10009 15 27 43 61 71 85 90 101 100 96 80
FORECASTER...CORY
REQUESTED BY...J. LAWRENCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612655.0/DLH
.DELDT 05/04/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JOAN.LAWRENCE@USDA.GOV
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