960  
FNUS73 KDLH 150943  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NINEMILE PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
443 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.  
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  
 
PATCHY DENSE FOG SHOULD BURN OFF THROUGH THIS MORNING, LEADING TO  
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIS THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS ABOUT A 10% CHANCE  
FOR AN ISOLATED SHOWER THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OFF OF  
LAKE SUPERIOR ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY THROUGH MID TO  
LATE AFTERNOON, WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 15MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES  
ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE LOW 70S WITH A MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY IN THE HIGH 60 PERCENT. WE SHOULD SEE INCREASING CLOUDS  
AND CHANCES (15-20%) FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THOUGH ANY COVERAGE SHOULD STILL BE ISOLATED. ANOTHER ROUND OF  
PATCHY FOG AND FULL MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. NO  
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY UNTIL THE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200-11300 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............59 61 65 67 68 69 71 71 71 72  
RH..............100 97 84 81 78 76 71 68 71 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 12 12 12 13 12 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0  
TEMP............70 67 65 61 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 59  
RH..............71 78 84 97 100 96 100 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 11 8 7 6 6 6 5 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2000-19200 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (18400-31200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P  
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 59 62 65 69 72 74 76 78 78 78 77  
RH..............100 100 100 93 84 79 74 69 64 67 67 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 7 9 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 15 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 15  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 2 3 9 13 15 17 19 23 28 31 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...KETZEL  
REQUESTED BY...LEE OMDAHL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2521952.0/DLH  
.DELDT 09/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL LEE.OMDAHL@USDA.GOV  
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