069  
FNUS73 KDLH 162033  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RESCUE PILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
333 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.  
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
 
 
MOSTLY SUNNY ON WEDNESDAY WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MID  
70S. ANY PATCHY MORNING FOG WILL DISSIPATE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE.  
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 6 MPH WITH AN AFTERNOON  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING TO NEAR 54 PERCENT. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 100 PERCENT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18800-29800 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............69 71 72 72 73 73 71  
RH..............76 68 63 58 54 56 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 11 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NW NW NW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 10 10 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 25 27 29 28 30 24  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER  
3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1900-14300 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............69 65 62 60 59 57 56 56 55 55 54 53  
RH..............65 78 85 93 96 100 100 100 100 96 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE N NE NE E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 8 8 7 8 10 10 10 9 9  
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST  
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4500-15700 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............52 52 53 56 58 60 61 62 63 63 63 61  
RH..............96 96 93 86 83 78 78 75 72 75 75 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 5 7 9 11 13 15 16 14 13 13 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...PATRICK  
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2522046.0/DLH  
.DELDT 09/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMUEL.WESTLIN@USDA.COM  
 
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