521  
FNUS73 KDLH 081215  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNKEN LAKE RX...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
715 AM CDT THU MAY 8 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  
 
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR TODAY. AFTERNOON RH  
VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT WITH SOUTHEASTERLY TO  
SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 4 TO 8 MPH. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE IN THE  
WAY OF CLOUDS FOR TOMORROW AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. A  
FEW SPRINKLES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING, BUT A WETTING RAIN  
IS NOT EXPECTED. HIGHS TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S WITH  
AFTERNOON RH VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT. THESE VALUES MAY TREND A  
BIT LOWER IF LESS CLOUD COVER IS SEEN. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY  
AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN TURNING NORTHWESTERLY AT 5 TO  
10 MPH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (13600-33100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING  
TO GOOD (35400-51900 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............47 50 54 58 62 65 67 68 68  
RH..............44 36 29 26 23 21 20 20 21  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 13 12 12 13 14 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 18 21 31 33 36 41 52 51  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (25200-45000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING  
TO POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
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 MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............69 65 56 52 49 48  
RH..............21 31 46 49 53 58  
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 4 S 5 S 5 S 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 13 13 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....3500 600 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 14  
SDSPL KT-FT/100045 6 5 6 6 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10  
TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6300-23100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (60100-81100 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR  
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............48 53 64 71 76 77  
RH..............63 58 47 41 33 23  
20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 5 SW 4 W 5 NW 6 NW 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 12 14 15  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 1400 2300 3600 5300  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 SW 13 W 14 N 10 N 14 N 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 7 20 23 42 81  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRYAN  
REQUESTED BY...ANGELA SCHMITT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513384.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/08/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANGELA.SCHMITT@USDA.GOV  
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