580  
WWUS83 KDLH 161457  
SPSDLH  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
957 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
MNZ012-018>021-025-026-170200-  
NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-NORTH ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-  
SOUTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTH CASS-SOUTH ITASCA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABELLA, BIGFORK, HIBBING, TWO HARBORS,  
SILVER BAY, GRAND MARAIS, WALKER, AND GRAND RAPIDS  
957 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY OVER NORTHEAST  
MINNESOTA...  
 
DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY. WEST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL TURN  
NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH  
WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT ARE ALSO EXPECTED. TOGETHER,  
THESE CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES. CHECK  
BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER BEFORE BURNING.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA, SEE  
WWW.DNR.STATE.MN.US/FORESTRY/FIRE/FIRERATING_RESTRICTIONS.HTML.  
 
 
WIZ001>004-006>009-170200-  
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUPERIOR, WASHBURN, BAYFIELD, ASHLAND,  
HURLEY, GRANTSBURG, SPOONER, HAYWARD, AND PHILLIPS  
957 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY FOR NORTHWEST  
WISCONSIN...  
 
DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY. WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST, GRADUALLY TURNING NORTHWEST THIS  
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 18 TO 26 PERCENT ARE ALSO EXPECTED.  
TOGETHER, THESE CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF  
FIRES. CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER BEFORE BURNING.  
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR WISCONSIN, SEE  
APPS.DNR.WI.GOV/WISBURN.  
 
 
 
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