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FNUS73 KDLH 051510
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SPIDER STEW PILES...USDA-FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
910 AM CST MON JAN 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON JANUARY 05.
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
CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 4 TO
8 MPH. SOME FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH ACTIVITY FINISHING AROUND
MIDDAY. WINDS WILL AGAIN BE LIGHT AT AROUND 4 TO 8 MPH. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS
IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH. WINDS
WILL BE MORE WESTERLY FOR THURSDAY AND THEN NORTHEASTERLY FOR
FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200-8600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............24 25 28 29 29 30 29 28
RH..............91 92 85 81 85 81 85 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 8 7 5 3
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 5 7 8 9 8 4 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FZD FZD FZD FZD FZD FZD
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30
TEMP............27 26 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 25 24
RH..............88 88 92 88 88 96 92 96 100 100 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 5
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
AROUND 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (700-14200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR FZR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............24 25 26 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 31 30
RH..............100 100 96 92 92 88 88 85 82 82 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 9 12 13 13
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 1 1 3 4 5 8 11 14 14 13
FORECASTER...BRYAN
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY RICHARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528262.0/DLH
.DELDT 01/05/26
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.EMAIL ZACHARY.RICHARDS@USDA.GOV
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