045  
FNUS73 KDLH 152025  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT RD BABBITT FIRE...SLCEMA/EMET  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
325 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 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
 
 
GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL  
PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO  
AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT AROUND 80 DEGREES.  
WINDS WILL SLOWLY RELAX THIS EVENING AND GUSTS WILL DROP BELOW 20  
MPH BY 10 PM.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
33 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 37 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (310300-320000 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....BDT  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
TEMP............80 79  
RH..............16 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..19 19  
20 FT WIND GUST.33 33  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.7 10  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.37 37  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000310 320  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 34  
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE  
EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT BECOMING  
WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 32 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (255000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
(4000 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 68 68 63 61 59 56 54 52 51 50 49  
RH..............23 23 24 27 32 37 43 48 52 56 58 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 13 11 8 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.34 33 27 22 16 12 12 12 11 11 11 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...9.1 4.2 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.32 24 21 14 12 12 10 9 9 9 10 12  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000255 87 28 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6  
 

 
FORECASTER...KEVIN  
REQUESTED BY...H ALLEN-EMET  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613748.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAYEA@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV,BRINKMANJ@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV  
 
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