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SPOT FORECAST FOR RACEK RX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
309 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 CDT ON MAY 01.
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
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THE REST OF TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS OF 5-8 MPH
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 25-30 PERCENT, RECOVERING TO
75-80 PERCENT TONIGHT. EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL THROUGH THE REST
OF THE AFTERNOON.
ON SATURDAY, STARTING OFF CLEAR BUT CLOUDS DEVELOPING TOWARDS THE
LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A DEEPENING MIXING
PROFILE AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO GUSTIER
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AHEAD OF
A CLIPPER MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TOMORROW WILL TREND SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TODAY, FALLING TO AROUND
30 PERCENT. GOOD TO EXCELLENT SMOKE DISPERSAL LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (73200-85200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0
TEMP............51 51
RH..............27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.7 7.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100085 73
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (68300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(1400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 47 38 34 31 28
RH..............25 32 52 64 69 78
20 FT WIND......N 6 N 4 NE 2 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.13 8 5 3 3 3
MIX HGT (FT)....6800 800 400 400 300 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 12 N 7 NE 6 SE 5 S 5 SW 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100068 5 2 2 1 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1600-16600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (66400-84100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 20
TEMP............27 34 48 53 57 58
RH..............81 64 39 31 29 30
20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 2 W 4 SW 6 SW 8 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 9 13 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....300 700 4500 5600 6000 5800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7 W 6 W 12 W 12 W 16 W 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 45 56 84 82
FORECASTER...JOE
REQUESTED BY...JOSHUA KOELSCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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