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FNUS73 KDLH 162112
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW RIVER PIPELINE EXPLOSION...ST. LOUIS COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
312 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CST ON JANUARY 16.
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
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
FOLLOWING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLIER TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE AROUND 10 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, INCREASING UP TO 12 MPH BY
2100 THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY INCREASING TO AROUND
25 MPH IN THE NEXT HOUR, CONTINUING TO BE IN THE 22 TO 25 MPH
RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. ON AND OFF SNOW SHOWERS
WILL BE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT, COMING TO AN END
AROUND 4 AM ON SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE UP TO 0.5". MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST
SKIES PERSIST TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES DECREASING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
TIME (CST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30
TEMP............18 18 17
RH..............72 70 69
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.9 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.25 25 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 7 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 25 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 10
TEMP............16 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11
RH..............67 67 67 67 67 67 70 73 73 73 73 76
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.10 9 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11
SURFACE WND GST.25 25 24 24 23 22 22 22 23 23 24 24
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24
MPH.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC 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............10 9 7 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 7
RH..............76 76 83 76 72 66 63 63 63 60 60 60
SURFACE WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 8
SURFACE WND GST.24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 21 20 18
FORECASTER...WOODY
REQUESTED BY...JOSH BRINKMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 2600369.0/DLH
.DELDT 01/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRINKMANJ@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV
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