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FNUS73 KDLH 301021
FWSDLH
SPOT FORECAST FOR RICE BAY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
521 AM CDT THU OCT 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 30.
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.
DISCUSSION
ANY FOG IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE THIS MORNING BURNS
OFF MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL
FOR THE REST OF TODAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAK IN THE MID-40S.
NO RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AT THE FIRE SITE.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE MAXIMIZED THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 3600 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL UNDER VERY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. VERY LIGHT
SURFACE WINDS TONIGHT FROM THE EAST SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND
INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER
CHANCES BUILD AT THE FIRE SITE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BE HIGHEST
FRIDAY DAYTIME.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (6300-15100 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 41 43 44 45 45 46 45
RH..............100 89 79 73 68 68 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.3 3.4 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 6 5 5 3 3
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 9 13 15 14 13 10 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 PM 10 PM 2 AM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10
TEMP............43 39 36
RH..............70 85 92
20 FT WIND......SW 2G5 SW 2G5 E 2G5
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 700 500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 2 E 5 NE 5
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (2100-21000 KNOT-FT).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (CDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY COVER.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 40
TEMP............34 38 44
RH..............96 92 68
20 FT WIND......NE 2G5 NE 4G11 NE 6G13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1700 2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 7 NE 7
SDSPL KT-FT/10002 10 17
FORECASTER...NATHAN
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS DURKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2524715.0/DLH
.DELDT 10/30/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRAVIS.DURKIN@USDA.GOV
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