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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 135 FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
335 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MAY 16.
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
...FORECAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL ONLY RISE TO AROUND 63 PERCENT. A COOL
FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA SATURDAY. WINDS
WILL START FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH AND WILL TURN NORTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH. RH IS NOT EXPECTED TO TREND AS LOW AS TODAY
WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. RH RECOVERY SATURDAY NIGHT
TO AROUND 70 PERCENT. SUNDAY WILL WINDS FROM THE EAST WITH RAIN
CHANCES INCREASING DURING THE DAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF A
TENTH OF AN INCH UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (47800
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (68800-97000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (98900-137900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (84200 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 52 54 58 60 61 60 61 63 63 63
RH..............63 56 50 44 39 38 37 35 32 31 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 19 21 22 23 22 21 19 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.7 3.4 4.4 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 21 23 25 26 28 28 25 23 22 20
SDSPL KT-FT/100014 48 69 97 114 132 138 128 112 99 84
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9
TO 10 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (69800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3100-11700 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 MCR 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............63 61 58 51 48 46 45 44 43 41 41 41
RH..............30 32 36 48 56 58 58 58 60 65 65 67
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NE NE NE NE E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 13 12 11 11 9 9 11 12 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 4.1 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 14 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100070 49 12 8 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6500-23500 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
FAIR TO GOOD (27600-44900 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.29 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 20 20 20 20 20 20 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............40 42 45 48 50 51 52 52 52 51 50 50
RH..............70 67 63 56 52 50 48 50 52 59 63 66
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.2 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 16 15 17 21 22 22 22 23 24 24 23
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 17 24 28 34 38 40 42 44 45 45 38
FORECASTER...KEVIN
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TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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