756  
FNUS73 KDLH 260654  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BULL RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
154 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 26.  
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  
 
WINDS SHIFT THIS MORNING TURNING MORE EASTERLY AS A LARGER, WET  
SYSTEM (> 1" OF RAIN) APPROACHES FOLLOWING THIS MORNING'S QUARTER  
INCH OF RAIN. WINDS PICK UP IN EARNEST THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS  
ABOVE 20 MPH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6  
TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
EAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (7700-24100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
FAIR TO GOOD (26300-33500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10  
TEMP............42 47 52 55  
RH..............79 63 50 43  
20 FT WIND......E 2 E 3 E 4 E 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 3100 4500 5000  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 N 6 N 8 NE 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 16 32 30  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER 3 AM.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6500-26400 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO  
POOR TO FAIR (5700-13400 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 50  
TEMP............53 44 41  
RH..............48 73 86  
20 FT WIND......E 4G9 E 4G12 E 5G14  
MIX HGT (FT)....2900 700 700  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10 E 10 E 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/100026 6 8  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN  
THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (11900-20500 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM  
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE  
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 80 100  
TEMP............40 45 48  
RH..............92 82 80  
20 FT WIND......E 6G18 E 8G19 E 8G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 1200 1200  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 16 E 18 E 17  
SDSPL KT-FT/100013 20 19  
 
 
FORECASTER...JONATHAN  
REQUESTED BY...JEB BACKE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2611734.0/DLH  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JEB.BACKE@USDA.GOV  
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