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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG BALSAM CAMP...ITASCA COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
423 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 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
STRONG AND GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. RH VALUES WILL BE
AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE AROUND 78 DEGREES. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING AND GUSTS WILL DROP BELOW 20
MPH BY 10 PM. RH WILL RECOVER SLOWLY OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 68
PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SITE
SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER, AROUND 68 DEGREES AND
RH WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE FROM
THE WEST INITIALLY AND TURN NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
34 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 37 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (333400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............78
RH..............16
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..18
20 FT WIND GUST.34
MIX HGT (KFT)...10
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.37
SDSPL KT-FT/1000333
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 29 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (316300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3800 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 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 71 67 62 58 56 55 54 51 49 48
RH..............17 18 20 23 28 35 41 45 46 54 58 63
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..17 12 10 9 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.33 33 27 25 16 13 12 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...10 7.2 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW W NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.36 29 18 17 14 15 10 9 9 9 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/1000316 179 26 14 9 10 5 5 5 4 6 5
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6700-13300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (77600-116600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 49 52 53 57 58 60 61 63 64 64 64
RH..............68 63 56 52 45 42 39 36 32 31 30 30
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 16 18 20 21 22 21 19 18 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 2.6 3.4 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW W NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 20 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 21 18
SDSPL KT-FT/10007 13 44 68 88 102 110 117 110 101 90 78
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LINDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613756.0/DLH
.DELDT 05/15/26
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.EMAIL JOHN.LINDER@CO.ITASCA.MN.US
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