Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
267 FNUS73 KDLH 311231 FWSDLH Spot Forecast for Little Nokasippi River WMA Rx...MN DNR National Weather Service Duluth MN 731 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CDT on May 31. 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... Today will be partly sunny with good mixing and a chance for some showers this evening. Mixing improves through the afternoon, with mixing height possibly reaching up to 6000 feet and good smoke dispersal. Winds will be out of the west today, fairly light around 5 to 10 mph and minimal gusts. With good mixing, relative humidity will drop to around 35 to 40 percent. Chance of showers is best after 7pm, with only light rain less than a tenth of an inch expected. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 72. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph. Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 7 to 10 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (10100-21300 knot-ft) increasing to good (33600-51000 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............61 62 65 68 69 70 71 71 71 70 RH..............88 76 65 55 48 44 41 40 40 41 20 FT wind dir..W NW NW NW W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT wind gust.6 6 7 8 8 11 11 11 12 9 Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.4 2.3 3.5 5.1 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.7 4.8 Transp wind dir.W NW NW NW W W W W W W Transp wind spd.9 8 7 7 8 9 9 10 9 8 Haines index....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 SDspl kt-ft/100011 10 14 21 36 45 47 51 45 34 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Slight chance of rain showers early in the evening. Chance of rain showers late in the evening, then slight chance of rain showers overnight. Chance of pcpn......40 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 52. Max humidity........89 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph becoming light. Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph shifting to the southwest 7 to 8 mph in the late evening and overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (2800-21800 knot-ft). Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY Weather cov..... S CHC CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC Weather type....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 20 40 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............69 66 61 58 55 54 RH..............42 53 62 69 80 83 20 ft wind......W 5 W 4 S 4 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 20 ft wind gust.9 6 6 5 5 5 Mix hgt (ft)....3600 500 600 500 500 400 Transport wind..NW 7 SW 7 S 8 S 7 S 8 SW 8 Haines index....5 5 5 5 4 4 SDspl kt-ft/100022 3 4 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent). Chance of pcpn......10 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 75. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 9 mph early in the morning. Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 7 to 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (2700-22000 knot-ft) increasing to excellent (73100-102500 knot-ft). Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky cover.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............53 58 65 70 72 74 RH..............86 77 63 49 42 40 20 ft wind......SW 3 SW 4 SW 6 W 8 W 9 W 9 20 ft wind gust.5 6 11 14 15 15 Mix hgt (ft)....400 1000 2800 5500 6900 7300 Transport wind..SW 7 W 7 W 9 W 12 W 14 W 16 Haines index....4 4 4 4 5 5 SDspl kt-ft/10003 6 22 55 85 103 $$ Forecaster...Ketzel Requested by...Nathan Thom Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2415399.0/DLH .DELDT 05/31/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL nathan.thom@state.mn.us