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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAND LAKE ROAD FIRE...NWS/SLCEMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
522 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 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 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. GUSTS WILL FALL
BELOW 20 MPH BY 10 PM. RH WILL START AROUND 18 PERCENT AND SLOWLY
RECOVER TO AROUND 61 PERCENT TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SITE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL START
OUT WESTERLY AND TURN NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS WARM WITH A HIGH AROUND 69
DEGREES. RH WILL BE DRY DROPPING TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (237000 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
TO FAIR (3400-16700 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 CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 76 73 65 61 59 57 56 54 52 50 50
RH..............18 19 22 29 33 36 39 43 46 50 54 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 10 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.30 32 25 22 16 13 12 12 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...8.2 3.3 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.33 24 17 15 14 13 13 12 9 9 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/1000237 68 17 8 7 5 5 5 3 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 30 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (31600
KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (64100-91800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (117500-156300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO
EXCELLENT (96100 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 MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 50 54 57 62 64 64 65 67 68 68 68
RH..............61 61 55 49 41 37 35 33 30 29 29 28
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 8 10 12 15 16 16 16 15 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 16 20 22 23 25 25 23 23 21 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 2.0 3.2 4.2 5.1 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 18 23 25 28 30 29 29 28 24 22
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 9 32 64 92 121 150 154 156 151 118 96
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO
8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 9 TO
14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (53400-71600 KNOT-FT)
DECREASING TO POOR (3600-9300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR 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............67 65 61 54 50 48 46 45 45 43 43 42
RH..............28 29 33 47 56 58 60 60 60 65 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NE NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 9 6 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 11 8 8 8 11 13 14 16 19
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5 4.1 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N NE NE E E E E SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 14 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100072 53 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 7 8
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN HUYCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/15/26
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