700  
FNUS73 KDLH 022244  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MAKWA RX...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
544 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 CDT ON JUNE 02.  
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
 
 
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND DRY TONIGHT WITH A LOW IN THE LOWER  
50S. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY FOR WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL  
BECOME SOUTHERLY AT 6 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 20 MPH. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35%. SKIES  
THEN BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS  
AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ACTIVITY IS  
EXPECTED TO BE WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES THE BURN SITE.  
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE  
DAY ON THURSDAY. ACTIVITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY WILL  
LIKELY BE A DECAYING TO BROKEN LINE WITH MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE  
STORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE AS FOLLOWS  
FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON:  
 
0.1" - 80%  
0.2" - 65%  
0.3" - 50%  
0.4" - 35%  
0.5" OR GREATER - 20%  
 
GIVEN NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY WITH DECAYING STORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
AND SCATTERED STORMS ON THURSDAY, OVERALL COVERAGE AND DURATION  
WILL LIKELY BE LOW OVERALL. DURATION WOULD LIKELY BE AN HOUR OR  
LESS. HOWEVER, IF A STORM MOVES DIRECTLY OVER THE BURN SITE,  
HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE, BUT THE OVERALL CHANCE OF THIS  
IS ONLY AROUND 20% AT THIS TIME.  
 
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (47400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR (3900  
KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC 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............80 79 78 71 67 64 62 60 59 56 55 54  
RH..............34 34 34 44 52 56 58 69 69 74 77 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 3.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 12 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/100047 27 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4700-22800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (90800-107600 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 60 70 76 80 82  
RH..............83 69 51 43 38 35  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 4 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 14 16 18 19  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2400 4800 5700 5800  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 15 S 17 S 18 S 18 S 20  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 15 36 77 91 98  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 20 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO  
FAIR (7600-26700 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC CHANCE S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 20 50 50  
TEMP............80 76 70 66 63 60  
RH..............38 43 53 58 67 81  
20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 7 S 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 19 20 19 19  
MIX HGT (FT)....4700 1100 800 800 700 600  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 20 S 16 S 15 S 16 S 15 S 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100081 16 11 11 9 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...BRYAN  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH KOELSCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2614807.1/DLH  
.DELDT 06/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSHUA.KOELSCH@STATE.MN.US  
 
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