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FNUS73 KDLH 061215
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED OAK REDEMPTION PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
615 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CST ON JANUARY 06.
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
LOW STRATUS WITH PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING. RELATIVELY LOW MIXING HEIGHTS UNDER THIS STRATUS UP TO
1500 FT AGL WILL LEAD TO POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING AS WINDS ARE LIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING
WILL BECOME WEST AROUND 5-7 MPH LATE THIS MORNING IN THE
AFTERNOON, STARTING AROUND 1100-1200. THIS EVENING, WINDS BACK TO
SOUTHWEST AROUND 2100 AND WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST INTO WEDNESDAY.
WHEN IT COMES TO SOUTHERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY, THE POTENTIAL FOR
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS IS AROUND 15%, WITH A MUCH GREATER CHANCE
FOR WINDS TO REMAIN SOUTHWEST WITH SPEEDS OF 6 TO 8 MPH AND GUSTS
UP TO 20 MPH. MIN RH TODAY WILL BE ELEVATED AT 83 PERCENT,
SLIGHTLY REDUCING TO 75 PERCENT TOMORROW AS SKIES BECOME PARTLY
CLOUDY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE
FOG THIS MORNING. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1100-18600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....FZF FZF FZD FZD FZD FZD
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 40 30 20 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............26 27 27 29 30 30 31 31 30 30 28
RH..............91 90 92 88 87 88 85 85 88 85 88
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.3 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 6 8 10 12 13 13 14 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10001 1 2 5 9 13 15 17 19 16 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH AROUND 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 26 26 25 23 23 22 21 21 22 22 23
RH..............85 88 85 85 88 86 90 94 92 90 84 83
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 12
SDSPL KT-FT/100010 8 8 8 8 7 8 7 7 6 5 6
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5500-18000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............24 24 25 27 29 31 34 35 36 36 35 33
RH..............84 90 88 88 87 83 77 77 75 75 78 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 18 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 18 20 20 21 21 20 18 17 16 16
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 9 12 14 15 17 18 17 16 15 13 10
FORECASTER...WOODY
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY RICHARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528266.1/DLH
.DELDT 01/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZACHARY.RICHARDS@USDA.GOV
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