336  
FNUS73 KDLH 161333  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NINEMILE RX...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
833 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.  
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
 
HIGHS WILL WARM TO NEAR 80 THIS AFTERNOON WHILE  
MINIMUM RH WILL BE IN THE LOWER 60 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO  
NEAR OR EXCEEDING 15 MPH POSSIBLE. A 10-20 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS AFTER 5 PM THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7900-23400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (20800-31100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............65 69 71 75 77 78 78 78 79  
RH..............97 87 81 71 67 64 67 67 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW S SW S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 11 12 13 13 14 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 12 13 14 15 15 15 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 11 12 18 23 28 29 31 21  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1300-7400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.07 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
TEMP............77 74 71 67 66 66 65 65 63 63 61 61  
RH..............69 76 81 90 93 90 90 90 93 90 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 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.SW SW W SW W W W W NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 6 8 9 8 9 10 12 12 12 12 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2400-17800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR (20400-29000 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............60 59 61 65 69 71 73 74 75 76 76 74  
RH..............93 100 97 87 76 71 64 62 60 58 58 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 4 9 14 18 23 24 26 27 29 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO MPX  
REQUESTED BY...KELLEY HARKINS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2522025.0/DLH  
.DELDT 09/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KELLEY.HARKINS@USDA.GOV  
 
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