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FNUS73 KDLH 260856
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BURNTSIDE PILE UNITS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
356 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
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
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TODAY SLOWLY LOWER THROUGH LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, WITH PEAKS OF SUN POSSIBLE IN THIS HIGH-BASED CLOUDS.
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE 0900-1000 LT TODAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT FORECAST CALLS FOR GUSTS TO PEAK IN THE
LOW-20 MPH RANGE TODAY, BUT A FEW OVERACHIEVING GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE
WITHIN THE RANGE OF POSSIBILITY AROUND MID-DAY TODAY. FORECAST
THINKING FOR TODAY IS THAT THESE GUSTY WINDS MIX OUT SOME DRIER AIR
ALOFT AND AIDED BY INCREASE TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 70 F THIS
AFTERNOON TO CREATE MINRH TODAY IN THE LOW-40% RANGE. NO RAINFALL
IS FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE EARLY TONIGHT SOME SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS MAY BRING A TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN TO THE FIRE SITE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (17000-35400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD (39600-57500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............61 64 66 67 68 68 67 66
RH..............81 73 65 56 50 46 43 44
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 11 11 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 18 21 21 21 20 21 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 18 21 22 21 20 15
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 35 40 52 58 54 47 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4700-16500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.09 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 30 40 60 60 50
TEMP............64 58 57 56 55 54
RH..............54 69 75 77 83 90
20 FT WIND......S 6 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 13 13 13 12
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 500 500 500 500 700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 12 S 12 S 13 S 12 S 13
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 5 5 6 5 8
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5700-19600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....SLT CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).15 0 0
TEMP............53 58 67
RH..............96 96 75
20 FT WIND......S 3G11 SW 4G12 SW 4G12
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1400 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SW 12 W 10
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 14 19
FORECASTER...NATHAN
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS DURKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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