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FNUS73 KDLH 160050
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLUS FIRE...CROW WING EM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
750 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 LATE 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 AROUND 75 DEGREES AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES
WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25 PERCENT.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (3100-18700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 69 65 62 61 59 57 54 52 50
RH..............20 26 30 33 35 37 42 46 54 58
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..13 11 9 8 6 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.27 25 23 20 20 18 14 13 11 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 14 14 14 14 12 10 9 9 10
SDSPL KT-FT/100019 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (4200-14800 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (90400-128400 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR 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 52 56 58 63 65 67 69 71 72 73 74
RH..............61 56 51 49 41 38 34 31 28 27 26 25
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 6 8 10 12 13 15 13 12 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 13 15 18 20 21 22 21 20 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.2 2.6 3.9 4.8 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW W W W W W NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 14 18 22 22 24 24 23 23 21 17
SDSPL KT-FT/10004 4 15 42 74 92 122 128 126 124 113 90
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12
TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (60600 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
(3600-10000 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 PC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............72 70 68 61 58 55 55 54 53 51 50 50
RH..............27 29 31 39 44 49 51 52 54 59 58 58
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 10 7 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 13 12 12 14 14 15 16 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 9 9 9 10 12 13 13 14 15 14
SDSPL KT-FT/100061 35 10 7 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 26 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (8000-27100 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO
GOOD (32700-51800 KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN DECREASING TO FAIR
(27000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.48 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 70 70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............47 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 58
RH..............65 58 59 59 57 59 62 64 64 64 67 72
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..10 11 12 12 13 15 15 15 15 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 23 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 18 20 22 24 25 26 25 23 21 21
SDSPL KT-FT/10008 17 22 27 33 40 46 52 45 37 30 27
FORECASTER...KEVIN
REQUESTED BY...CLAYTON BARG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2613784.0/DLH
.DELDT 05/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CLAYTON.BARG@CROWWING.GOV
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