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FNUS73 KDLH 160046
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR SCOTT RD BABBITT FIRE...SLCEMA/EMET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
746 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 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 WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS
WILL DROP BELOW 20 MPH BY 10 PM. MODEST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT WITH MAX RH VALUES AROUND 61 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL
ADVANCE SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE SITE SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
START FROM THE WEST AT 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 25 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
TURN NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 33 PERCENT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27
MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3300-16600 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 63 61 59 56 54 52 51 50 50
RH..............23 30 32 36 43 46 52 59 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W SW W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 11 9 6 5 5 4 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.27 22 20 14 13 12 11 11 11 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 13 12 12 12 9 8 8 9 9
SDSPL KT-FT/100017 7 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5700-13300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (84000-112800 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 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............50 51 52 54 55 57 57 58 59 59 61 59
RH..............58 56 54 50 49 43 42 39 37 36 33 34
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 20 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 2.6 3.4 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 20 23 25 26 26 25 25 23 22 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 13 44 69 91 106 108 106 113 102 95 84
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING EAST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8
TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (70300 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3500-10400 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 CLR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 57 54 50 48 45 44 43 41 40 39 38
RH..............34 35 41 50 56 63 62 62 67 70 73 76
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 9 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 13 11 7 7 6 7 8 9 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 3.7 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N NE E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 12 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100070 48 10 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...H ALLEN-EMET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/15/26
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