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FNUS73 KDLH 061959
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH BAY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
259 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 CDT ON JUNE 06.
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.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
AND WARM TEMPERATURES. RH VALUES SO FAR TODAY HAVE DIPPED TO 38
PERCENT SO FAR AT MEANDER RAWS, AND IT IS LIKELY THEY WILL DROP
STILL FARTHER THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW 30 RH VALUES MAY BE A BIT
TOO LOW, BUT MID 30S IS QUITE LIKELY. HOWEVER, LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE REGION LEADING TO
REDUCED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. TOMORROW, WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST WITH ANOTHER WARM DAY ON TAP. WHILE TEMPERATURES DO
WARM, DEW POINTS WILL ALSO INCREASE A BIT TO HELP REGULATE THE
RHS. NOT EXPECTING TO HIT RED FLAG CRITERIA AT THIS TIME BUT OUR
FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY NEED TO BE MOVED TO SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAIN CHANCES
RETURN LATE SUNDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25500-36900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............76 79 83
RH..............45 37 31
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 5.2 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 31 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1800-14700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY COVER.......CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 77 66 62 57 55
RH..............32 48 65 78 83 80
20 FT WIND......NE 2 E 2 SE 4 S 5 S 5 SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 9 12 12 11
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 600 500 500 500 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 E 3 SE 9 S 10 S 10 S 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 2 4 4 4 4
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4500-24200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (60000-77700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 59 64 70 74 77 79 80 82 82 82 82
RH..............80 72 63 55 48 42 38 38 37 37 35 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.2 1.7 2.3 3.2 4.0 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 20
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 6 15 24 33 45 60 70 78 76 77 73
FORECASTER...LINDA
REQUESTED BY...JEB BACKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/06/26
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