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SPOT FORECAST FOR OVERPASS FIRE...KOOCHICHING COUNTY EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
430 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
EXPECT THE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST
FOR 2 TO 3 MORE HOURS. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ERRATIC, WITH
HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. AROUND SUNSET,
WINDS WILL DECREASE FAIRLY QUICKLY AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE
ALONG WITH IT, THOUGH IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE AN HOUR OR TWO FOR
HUMIDITY TO INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WINDS LESSEN
TONIGHT, BUT WILL NOT BECOME COMPLETELY CALM. EXPECT SOME CLOUDS
TO MOVE IN SATURDAY MORNING, AND THIS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY ABOVE 40
PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). HAZE.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (121100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC
WEATHER COV.....DEF
WEATHER TYPE....HAZ
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0
TEMP............71
RH..............22
20 FT WIND DIR..W
20 FT WIND SPD..20
20 FT WIND GUST.32
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W
TRANSP WIND SPD.29
SDSPL KT-FT/1000121
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12
TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (103200 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
TO FAIR (6000-19900 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR 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............69 68 66 61 59 56 53 51 50 47 45 44
RH..............21 28 31 36 40 46 53 59 61 65 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..18 15 13 10 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.33 32 27 26 19 14 14 14 13 13 13 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 2.2 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW W NW NW W W NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 23 18 15 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 12
SDSPL KT-FT/1000103 44 20 7 7 6 8 7 7 6 9 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO GOOD (14900-33300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING
TO GOOD TO EXCELLENT (51000-73000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 52 54 55
RH..............70 68 63 60 56 52 50 46 46 44 41 38
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 9 11 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 18 19 19 19 19 18 15 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.2 3.1 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 20 21 22 22 21 20 18 17 16 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100015 33 53 61 68 73 71 71 73 69 65 51
FORECASTER...JOSH
REQUESTED BY...WILLI KOSTIUK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/15/26
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