447  
FNUS73 KDLH 151810  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 135 FIRE...SLC EM/EMET  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
110 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MAY 15.  
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.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON  
AND EARLY EVENING, WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
WILL BE VERY LOW, AROUND 15 PERCENT. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY  
AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT LATER THIS  
AFTERNOON (A 30-40 PERCENT CHANCE).  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 17 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 37 TO 38 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (285300-318000 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 77 78 77  
RH..............20 18 17 18  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 15 15 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 32 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.9 9.4 9.6 9.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.37 38 38 37  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000285 309 318 315  
 

 
FORECASTER...PATRICK  
REQUESTED BY...HOLLY ALLEN-EMET  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613736.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRINKMANJ@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV,JAYEA@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV  
 
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