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Spot Forecast for Kawishiwi Office...USFS
National Weather Service Duluth MN
448 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CST on November 02.
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...
A wet period is expected today through Wednesday as low pressure
slowly moves through the Upper Midwest. Expect rain to begin over
the Kawishiwi RD Office in the 0800-1000 timeframe. Heaviest
rainfall rates are expected to be this afternoon and evening, with
rain becoming more scattered tonight into Tuesday morning as
drier air aloft moves in. Total rainfall amounts today through
Wednesday morning are forecast to be at least 1.5" on the low end
and up to 3" on the upper end. Overcast skies and relatively
shallow mixing will result in poor smoke dispersal today and
tomorrow.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain likely late in the
                    morning, then rain late in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......100 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 22 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 16 to 18 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (17600 knot-ft).
Pcpn amount.........0.62 inches.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
Weather cov.....LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather type....RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).70  80  90  90  90  90  100 100
Temp............55  55  54  55  54  54  54  54
RH..............90  93  96  93  96  96  93  93
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..6   7   7   7   8   8   9   10
20 FT wind gust.14  15  15  16  16  18  19  20
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2
Transp wind dir.S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.16  16  17  18  18  18  18  17
SDspl kt-ft/100018  21  22  22  23  19  20  18

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain in the evening.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms through the
                    night. Rain showers likely overnight.
Chance of pcpn......100 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to
                    around 21 mph becoming light. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the late
                    evening and overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 17 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3600-9100 knot-ft).
Pcpn amount.........0.48 inches.

TIME (CST)      6 PM         10 PM        2 AM
Sky cover.......CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
Weather cov.....DEFNTE       LIKELY       LIKELY
Weather type....RAIN         RAIN         RNSHWR
Tstm cov........             S CHC        S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).100          70           70
Temp............53           53           54
RH..............96           96           96
20 FT wind......SE 10G21     SE 7G15      S 4G12
Mix hgt (ft)....600          500          500
Transport wind..SE 17        S 15         S 12
SDspl kt-ft/10009            6            5

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers early in the morning, then rain showers
                    likely late in the morning. Rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east 5 to 6 mph late in
                    the morning, then shifting to the northeast 6
                    to 7 mph late in the morning.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 8 mph shifting to the east late in
                    the morning, then shifting to the north 9 to 16
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (3100-16400 knot-ft).
Pcpn amount.........0.18 inches.

TIME (CST)      6 AM         10 AM        2 PM
Sky cover.......MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
Weather cov.....CHANCE       LIKELY       DEFNTE
Weather type....RNSHWR       RNSHWR       RNSHWR
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).40           60           80
Temp............54           56           56
RH..............100          96           96
20 FT wind......S 3G8        E 5G12       NE 6G14
Mix hgt (ft)....400          800          1200
Transport wind..S 8          N 9          N 16
SDspl kt-ft/10003            6            16

$$
Forecaster...Woody
Requested by...Travis Durkin
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2625009.0/DLH
.DELDT 11/02/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL travis.durkin@usda.gov