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FNUS73 KDLH 122052
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR PALMERS MARINE SAR...SLCRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
352 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 CDT ON OCTOBER 12.
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
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. GALES TO 35
KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY 10 PM AND DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT BY 4
AM. WAVES OF 6-10 FT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 3-6 FT BY 4 AM.
CEILINGS OF 400 TO 700 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT. LIGHT
RAIN IS LIKELY AND THERE IS A 15% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. STORMS
MAY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO HALF-INCH DIAMETER AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW
50S.
4 PM VERTICAL WIND PROFILE
PRESSURE HGHT TEMP DWPT WDIR WSPD
(MB) (M MSL) (C) (C) (DEG) (M/S)
963.57 414.33 7.83 7.68 77.87 13.18
950.00 492.32 7.16 7.05 76.61 20.29
925.00 711.56 6.12 6.06 81.17 25.65
900.00 936.29 6.68 6.62 90.59 26.44
875.00 1169.33 10.62 8.72 116.32 20.40
850.00 1413.28 15.31 7.33 162.58 14.69
825.00 1667.11 16.29 4.87 197.95 14.59
800.00 1928.33 15.29 3.29 215.75 15.96
775.00 2196.64 13.89 1.97 224.58 16.77
750.00 2472.21 12.36 1.08 229.64 18.30
725.00 2755.49 10.61 0.75 233.75 21.47
700.00 3046.98 8.53 1.58 237.03 26.50
FOR ENROUTE AND AREAL FORECASTS PLEASE CONTACT DULUTH MN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.6 INCREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY (SM).....7.
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
WAVE DIRECTION......70.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10
TEMP............48 48
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)9 9
CEILING (KFT)...0.6 0.7
VISIBILITY (SM).9 7
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.23 23
SURFACE WND GST.35 35
WAVE DIRECTION..070 070
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)9 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...24 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 23 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 KNOTS DECREASING TO NORTH 9 TO 13
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM.
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO
7 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........9 SECONDS.
CEILING (KFT).......0.7 DECREASING TO 0.6 EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN DECREASING TO 0.5 EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 0.4 LATE IN THE EVENING
INCREASING TO 0.5 INCREASING TO 0.6 AFTER 3 AM
INCREASING TO 0.8.
VISIBILITY (SM).....7 DECREASING TO 5 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 4 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 3 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 7.
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...53 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
WAVE DIRECTION......70.
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 CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 70 70 70 80 60 50 30 30 20 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).10 20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 49 49 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 49 49
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5
CEILING (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8
VISIBILITY (SM).7 5 4 4 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
SURFACE WND SPD.23 22 22 22 22 20 19 17 15 13 11 9
SURFACE WND GST.35 35 34 34 33 31 29 27 24 21 18 15
WAVE DIRECTION..070 070 070 070 070 070 070 070 070 070 070 070
WAVE PERIOD (S).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN LEBLANC
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2623634.0/DLH
.DELDT 10/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NWSDULUTH-SLCRS@NOAA.GOV
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