683
FNUS73 KDLH 111310
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR QUILL...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
810 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON AUGUST 10.
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
TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY, FEATURING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES
WITH LIGHT WINDS AND MINIMUM RH AROUND 40%. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
TAKE A BIT TO MIX OUT, WITH SMOKE HOVERING NEAR THE SURFACE NEAR
THE FIRE. HOWEVER, MIXING HEIGHT AND SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL INCREASE
LATER THIS MORNING AND BECOME EFFICIENT BY NOON. THERE IS A SMALL
CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS TONIGHT, BUT BETTER CHANCES
REMAIN FURTHER SOUTH, AND NEXT TO NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IF
A WEAK STORM OR RAIN SHOWER DOES MANAGE TO FORM OVER THE FIRE.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2300-12800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO
EXCELLENT (55300-65100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 64 72 74 78 78
RH..............93 78 59 48 43 40
20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 NE 2 NW 3 NW 4 NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 7 15 8 11
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 4000 5500 5400 5000
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 NW 8 W 10 W 12 W 14 W 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 9 36 55 65 55
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (38500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR TO FAIR
(1700-18200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............78 75 72 67 67 66 64 64 64 61 60 59
RH..............39 41 51 68 68 70 81 81 81 90 93 90
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NW N NW N NW W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 7 5 5 3 3 5 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100039 18 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1500-21400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (26800-44000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 57 61 64 68 71 73 74 75 76 76 77
RH..............93 93 83 74 66 59 53 50 48 46 45 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.6 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.3 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 2 4 13 21 27 34 37 44 37 37
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL
REQUESTED BY...GREG CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619328.0/DLH
.DELDT 08/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL GREG_CARLSON@NPS.GOV
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