827  
FNUS73 KDLH 301256  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ILLUMINATI...U.S.F.S.  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
756 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 30.  
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  
 
SPRINKLES TO LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL PASS THROUGH AND  
WILL BECOME DRY AGAIN LATE MORNING. SHOWERS AND STORM CHANCES WILL  
RETURN IN THE AFTERNOON, MAINLY 3-5PM, BUT COULD SEE A STRAY  
SHOWER OR TWO BEFOREHAND. ANY RAIN THAT FALLS WILL BE LIGHT, LESS  
THAN 0.05". RHS WILL DIP INTO THE 30S AND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE  
INTO THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON, PROVIDED THAT THERE ARE NO SHOWERS  
BEFORE MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY OUT OF THE  
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD BECOME  
ERRATIC UNDER OR FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOREST. WINDS  
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST BEHIND THE STORMS IN THE LATE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO 4400 FT AGL  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (48600 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(84300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (124000-140900 KNOT-FT)  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(82700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC PC PC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............72 75 77 76 78 76  
RH..............38 36 33 34 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 21 21 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 4.4 6.5 6.4 5.9 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 22 24 25 24 22  
SDSPL KT-FT/100049 84 137 141 124 83  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE  
IN THE EVENING. PATCHY SMOKE LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 8  
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4200-23300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO  
POOR (1700 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.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....AREAS CHANCE AREAS PATCHY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE RNSHWR SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............74 66 57 50 47 44  
RH..............38 48 62 63 60 62  
20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 NE 4 NE 3 E 3 E 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 13 7 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (FT)....1900 600 400 400 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 N 8 NE 8 E 8 E 8 E 6  
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 4 3 3 2 2  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12  
TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900-11200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD TO  
EXCELLENT (33200-64500 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 52 64 69 72 73  
RH..............70 54 35 28 24 21  
20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 NE 4 N 7 N 7 N 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 9 13 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2900 4300 4700 4200  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 NE 5 N 9 N 14 N 16 N 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 23 51 65 55  
 
 
FORECASTER...KRYSTAL  
REQUESTED BY...A. NELSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2514989.2/DLH  
.DELDT 05/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANDREW.L.NELSON@USDA.GOV  
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