678  
FNUS73 KDLH 071610  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKEN LAKE RX...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
1110 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 08.  
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  
 
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NEAR-CRITICAL  
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS - MAINLY DUE TO LOW RH VALUES THOUGH THERE  
WILL BE A LITTLE WIND TOO GUSTING TO 15 MPH. DRY WEATHER WILL  
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH RH'S CREEPING INTO THE MID TO  
LOW 20S EVERY DAY. WINDS WILL BE EASTERLY TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 15  
TO 18 MPH. THERE MAY BE A BURST OF WIND THIS EVENING AS COOLER AIR  
ADVECTS IN.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14100-34000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO FAIR TO GOOD (29200-36400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 51 55 59 62 65 67 68 68  
RH..............48 37 33 29 26 25 23 23 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.6 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 13 12 12 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100016 20 25 28 31 32 34 36 32  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8800-26500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO  
POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
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............68 63 55 51 48 48  
RH..............24 32 45 53 59 61  
20 FT WIND......S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 12 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 1000 400 400 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100027 16 5 5 6 6  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6000-21700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (26300-48800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............47 53 64 70 75 76  
RH..............63 59 47 40 36 33  
20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 3 SW 4 W 5 W 5 W 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 700 1200 2100 3100 4000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 SW 13 SW 12 W 12 NW 12 NW 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 9 13 22 34 49  
 
 
FORECASTER...JONATHAN  
REQUESTED BY...ANGELA SCHMITT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513384.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANGELA.SCHMITT@USDA.GOV  
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