888  
FNUS73 KDLH 111230  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DCWA 105...WI DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
730 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 11.  
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  
 
RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED TO START THIS AFTERNOON. AS DISCUSSED ON  
THE PHONE YESTERDAY, WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A PRECIPITATION ONSET  
WELL AFTER THE BURN WINDOW - CLOSER TO 4 PM. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT  
RADAR ECHOS THAT ARE FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SITE AROUND 10 AM,  
BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN SPRINKLES, IF ANYTHING.  
HEAVIER RAINFALL ISN'T EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER 6 PM.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (12800-27500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (32300-65500 KNOT-FT) IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 20 40 50  
TEMP............44 46 50 51 51 52 51 50  
RH..............58 53 46 42 42 43 44 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 11 13 14 14 15 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.8 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.1 3.5 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 14 15 16 18 18 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 28 49 56 61 66 57 32  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (12500-31900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING  
TO POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.24 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 90 90 90 90 90 90 80 80 80 60 60  
TEMP............48 45 44 43 43 43 42 44 45 45 47 49  
RH..............56 65 70 79 86 86 93 86 89 93 93 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 18 20 18 20 21 20 20 20 20 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100032 24 17 13 13 15 15 15 14 13 13 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL  
REQUESTED BY...ADAM RIDER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609950.1/DLH  
.DELDT 04/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ADAM.RIDER@WISCONSIN.GOV  
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