872  
FNUS73 KDLH 152102  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR BIG LAKE...SLCRS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
402 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 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
 
 
RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWS SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CROSSING THE TWIN  
PORTS AREA AND HEADING NORTH. THESE LIGHT SHOWERS ARE ON A  
WEAKENING TREND AND MAY LEAD TO SOME LIGHT RAIN THIS EVENING IN  
THE AREA. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES  
ARE LOW. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT LATER OVERNIGHT  
BUT CHANCES ARE LESS THAN 20%. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OUT  
OF THE SOUTH WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 20 MPH. GUSTS WILL TAPER OFF  
AFTER 6PM WITH WINDS REMAINING OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
LASTLY, THERE IS 20% CHANCE OF FOG DEVELOPING IN THE EARLY  
MORNING HOURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...18 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 21 MPH.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......MISSING.  
CEILING (KFT).......21.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20  
TEMP............74 74  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE  
SURFACE WND SPD.11 10  
SURFACE WND GST.21 21  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
CEILING (KFT)...22 21  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10  
WAVE DIRECTION..000 000  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...18 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......MISSING.  
CEILING (KFT).......22 DECREASING TO 21 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
INCREASING TO 23 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 20  
AFTER 3 AM DECREASING TO 18.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............72 67 64 62 62 61 61 62 61 61 61 60  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
SURFACE WND GST.21 20 18 17 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
CEILING (KFT)...22 24 21 24 23 23 23 24 23 22 20 18  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 9  
WAVE DIRECTION..000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.  
FREEZING SPRAY......MISSING.  
CEILING (KFT).......18 DECREASING TO 8.9 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 4.7 EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 5.8 LATE IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO 20 INCREASING TO 23 IN THE  
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 20.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....8.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...28 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......0.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 61 63 66 69 72 75 78 80 80 81 80  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7  
SURFACE WND GST.14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
CEILING (KFT)...18 8.9 4.7 5.2 5.8 20 23 25 24 24 23 20  
VISIBILITY (SM).8 8 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
WAVE DIRECTION..000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
 

 
FORECASTER...LEE  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN LEBLANC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2522002.0/DLH  
.DELDT 09/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL 7101@SLCRS.ORG,NWSDULUTH-SLCRS@NOAA.GOV  
 
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