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FNUS73 KDLH 251131
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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHNSON LAKE PERMANENT OPENINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
631 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 25.
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
NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. EXPECT LIGHT WINDS TODAY
THAT WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE IN DIRECTION, BUT LARGELY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY. EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY. RAIN IS NOT
LIKELY, BUT STRAY SHOWERS CAN'T BE RULED OUT (10% CHANCE). ANY
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT IT HAPPENS WILL BE A
FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. RH IS EXPECTED TO BE A BIT DRY THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT STILL LOOKING AT MIN RH AROUND 35 PERCENT WITH
CLOUDS KEEPING IT FROM DROPPING OFF TOO FAR. MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT
IN SMOKE DISPERSAL CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT, LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE, AND RH WILL REMAIN HIGHER INTO
SUNDAY WITH THE CLOUDS AND LINGERING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (37200-54600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD
(30700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......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
TEMP............49 51 51 53 54 54 54 56
RH..............46 42 42 38 36 38 38 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 4.4 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 9 9 7 7
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 48 47 55 44 44 32 31
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
3 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3600-22500 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO
POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.17 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 60
TEMP............54 46 42
RH..............38 65 76
20 FT WIND......SW 3G8 SW 2G6 E 2G6
MIX HGT (FT)....4500 600 700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 5 NE 5
SDSPL KT-FT/100023 2 3
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO
10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4300-22700 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (28800-40100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN NONE RAIN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 10 20
TEMP............39 45 57
RH..............92 73 45
20 FT WIND......NE 3G8 NE 3G9 E 5G12
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2000 4500
TRANSPORT WIND..E 7 NE 8 NE 9
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 14 35
FORECASTER...JOSH
REQUESTED BY...BRENT RAHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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