316  
FNUS73 KDLH 152040  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MORRIS THOMAS RD FIRE...SLCEMA/EMET  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
340 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  
 
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH  
ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY MAY DROP BELOW  
15 PERCENT FOR A SHORT TIME LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE WILL  
CLIMB TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX THIS  
EVENING. GUSTS OF LESS THAN 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY 10 PM AND WILL  
CONTINUE TO RELAX OVERNIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
34 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 36 TO 37 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (251600-275300 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....BDT  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
TEMP............79 78  
RH..............15 15  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..19 19  
20 FT WIND GUST.34 33  
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.1 8.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.36 37  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000252 275  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32  
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (218700 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR  
TO FAIR (3800-13900 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 CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR 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............76 74 69 65 62 59 57 56 55 52 51 50  
RH..............19 21 24 26 28 33 38 42 43 48 52 54  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..17 12 11 10 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.32 32 25 23 19 14 14 13 13 12 12 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.3 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.35 21 17 14 14 14 13 14 12 10 10 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000219 37 14 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4  
 
 
FORECASTER...KEVIN  
REQUESTED BY...H ALLEN-EMET  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613751.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAYEA@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV,BRINKMANJ@STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV  
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