076
FNUS73 KDLH 171400
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE REFRESHER TEST...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
900 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 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
A MORNING INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO MIX OUT A BIT MIDDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON
LEADING TO IMPROVING SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHERLY BY
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING CLIPPER SYSTEM. THE CLIPPER
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME LIGHT
SNOW BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ONSET TIME CONFIDENCE IS
MEDIUM-HIGH, AND COULD BE OFF BY UP TO AN HOUR ON EITHER SIDE OF
4 PM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8 TO 17
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (1800-21000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (24400-36600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 30
TEMP............-2 4 10 12 15 17 17 17 17
RH..............62 55 50 45 42 38 42 42 49
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 6 7 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 8 12 14 14 15 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 8 12 12 15 16 17 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 4 11 21 24 32 34 37 36
FORECASTER...JOSH
REQUESTED BY...DAVE MENNES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606046.0/DLH
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.MENNES@STATE.MN.US
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