038  
FNUS73 KDLH 132348  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PIPESTONE SAR...SLCRS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
648 PM CDT MON JUL 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 CDT ON JULY 13.  
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 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING, GUSTING TO 26  
MPH. AS A NOCTURNAL INVERSION DEVELOPS AROUND 2100 THIS EVENING,  
THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS EASE SLIGHTLY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH  
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. EXPECT POOR VISIBILITY IN WILDFIRE SMOKE,  
OTHERWISE SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH GOOD VISIBILITY  
AWAY FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE.  
 
ON TUESDAY, A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH IN THE  
MORNING, SHIFTING WINDS FROM WEST-SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND  
0900 TOMORROW MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT ENTIRELY TOMORROW MORNING INTO  
THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COLD FRONT. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IN RAIN IS  
VERY LOW (5-10% CHANCE). THERE WILL BE AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE  
DAY, WITH ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A  
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES UP TO 2 FEET.  
CEILING (KFT).......11 DECREASING TO 8.0.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC 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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............87 86 84 81 78 78 77 76 75 73 73  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.12 11 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8  
SURFACE WND GST.23 23 23 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 17  
CEILING (KFT)...13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 9.7 8.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE IN THE  
MORNING. SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 7 TO  
9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES 1-2 FEET.  
CEILING (KFT).......7.2 INCREASING TO 9.8.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............73 72 75 77 83 85 88 92 92 94 95 94  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 8  
SURFACE WND GST.16 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 18  
CEILING (KFT)...7.8 7.6 7.6 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.3 9.8  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...WOODY  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN LABLANC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2617327.0/DLH  
.DELDT 07/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NWSDULUTH-SLCRS@NOAA.GOV,7101@SLCRS.ORG  
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