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SPOT FORECAST FOR RED OAK REDEMPTION PILES...USDA-FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
301 AM CST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 CST ON JANUARY 07.
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
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN MINIMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH
TODAY AND TOMORROW THOUGH MAY GUST UP TO 20 MPH NEAR THE BURN SITE.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED DUE TO SNOWMELT AND
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TRAPPED UNDER THE TEMPERATURE INVERSION.
SPEAKING OF THE INVERSION, MAY ONLY BE A BRIEF WINDOW AROUND 4 PM
WHERE THAT BREAKS THOUGH IT'S A TOSS UP IF THAT WILL EVEN OCCUR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4100-16800 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 28 28 30 32 34 35 35 35 34 33
RH..............90 91 94 93 86 83 82 83 86 84 87
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16 18 18 16 16 15 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 15 18 18 16 15 14 14 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 7 11 15 17 14 13 11 10 7 5
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 30 30 29 30 29 29 29 28 27 27 25
RH..............88 93 93 90 92 94 93 93 97 96 94 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1200 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 MC MC MC CDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............26 26 26 28 31 32 33 34 34 34 33 31
RH..............97 98 96 92 90 87 85 84 84 84 84 88
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...JONATHAN
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY RICHARDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528266.2/DLH
.DELDT 01/07/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ZACHARY.RICHARDS@USDA.GOV
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