232  
FNUS73 KDLH 141214  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOON...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
714 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 CDT ON JUNE 14.  
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 FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM  
CDT THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
TODAY WILL BE DRIER THAN WE HAVE SEEN PREVIOUSLY, WITH MINIMUM RH  
THIS AFTERNOON REACHING AS LOW AS 25% AT TIMES, THOUGH SHOULD  
MOSTLY BE 25-30% THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH WIND  
GUSTS REACHING 25-30 MPH, A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR  
TODAY. ANY LINGERING CLOUDS THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR IN  
THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS AND REMAIN CLEAR FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.  
HOWEVER, DUE TO CONTINUED FLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST, TEMPERATURES  
WILL REMAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL IN THE UPPER 60S THIS AFTERNOON.  
CHANCES FOR SPRINKLES TO LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS RETURNS MONDAY  
AFTERNOON. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 26 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (83300-112000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (124600-156500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 54 57 60 62 62 65 66 67  
RH..............73 62 52 44 37 36 32 30 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 25 25 25 25 26 26 25  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 26 28 28 28 26 26 28 28  
SDSPL KT-FT/100083 112 125 130 142 141 143 153 157  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH EARLY  
IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 25 TO 28 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (134800-160100 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO  
POOR (5000 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............67 66 61 58 56 55 54 52 51 51 50 49  
RH..............30 34 43 53 60 63 67 70 75 76 79 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 23 21 18 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.7 6.1 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 25 17 14 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 13  
SDSPL KT-FT/1000160 135 28 11 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 16  
TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (5200-22000 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO  
GOOD (37700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66400-95800 KNOT-FT)  
LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO EXCELLENT  
(120900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (73300-105400 KNOT-FT).  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC MCR PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 0 10 20 20 30 30 20 30 50  
TEMP............50 54 58 63 67 70 70 71 70 71 71 71  
RH..............83 79 73 64 56 51 51 47 47 45 44 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.7 2.5 3.9 4.4 4.8 6.0 4.9 6.2 4.6 5.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 15 17 20 21 23 23 18 20 20 16  
SDSPL KT-FT/10005 11 22 38 66 79 96 121 79 105 79 73  
 

 
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