965
FNUS73 KDLH 071342
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR BANDIT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
842 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 07.
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
THIS IS A TRICKY FORECAST AS THE BURN SITE WILL BE RIDING A
BOUNDARY BETWEEN LAKE INFLUENCED AIR AND THE WARMER DRIER AIR
INLAND. INITIALLY, RH'S COULD BE DOWN IN THE 30S, BUT A LAKE
BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT WEST OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING IN COOLER AND MOIST AIR THOUGH WILL
INCREASE WIND SPEEDS. TOMORROW SHOULD BE DRIER.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
DURING LAKE BREEZE PASSAGE AROUDN 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (18500-37300 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 47 48 50 51 51 52 51 50 50
RH..............55 52 47 45 42 40 42 53 55 56
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.7 3.2 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 10 10 12 10 10 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100025 29 32 35 35 37 30 27 20 19
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST LATE IN
THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD FROST OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1900-13200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS WID WID WID WID WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST FST FST FST FST FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 45 42 38 37 35 35 33 33 33 31 33
RH..............56 58 62 70 70 69 69 74 70 70 71 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 11 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 10 9 8 7 7 8 8 8
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 12 8 8 9 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2200-18700 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 CLR
WEATHER COV.....WID
WEATHER TYPE....FST
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............33 34 39 42 45 47 49 52 53 53 53 53
RH..............70 66 57 51 47 44 40 35 32 30 29 30
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 11 11 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 6 12 14 18 17 18 19 18 18 17 13
FORECASTER...JONATHAN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE CROOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513342.0/DLH
.DELDT 05/07/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.CROOK@USDA.GOV
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