FNUS73 KDLH 161356 FWSDLH Spot Forecast for West Church Windrows...WI-DNR National Weather Service Duluth MN 856 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 16. 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... Adjusted humidity and temperatures a bit from the previous SPOT forecast to account for the observation provided. Expect a pretty dry day out there. The lake breeze is still expected to stay north of the burn area. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 72. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 7 mph late in the morning. Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL increasing to 5500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (2800-13000 knot-ft) increasing to excellent (65800-77200 knot-ft). Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............54 58 61 64 68 70 71 72 70 RH..............70 64 53 41 34 31 30 29 30 20 FT wind dir..SE S S S SW S S S S 20 FT wind spd..2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT wind gust.6 7 8 11 12 13 13 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.9 1.6 2.8 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.5 4.7 Transp wind dir.S SW SW SW SW S S S S Transp wind spd.7 7 9 12 12 13 14 16 16 SDspl kt-ft/10003 5 13 28 45 54 61 77 66 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........79 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 7 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph after 3 am. Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL decreasing to 1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 14 to 21 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Good (57000 knot-ft) decreasing to poor to fair (5400-17000 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 MCR 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............69 66 61 58 57 56 55 55 55 55 54 55 RH..............35 40 48 55 57 62 64 66 69 69 75 76 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT wind spd..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 20 FT wind gust.15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 19 Mix hgt (kft)...3.8 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.17 17 14 15 17 20 20 20 21 21 21 18 SDspl kt-ft/100057 17 5 7 8 10 10 9 9 11 12 11 .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Rain and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......90 percent. Max temperature.....Around 71. Min humidity........52 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 9 to 10 mph shifting to the west around 10 mph late in the afternoon. Gusts up to 23 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL increasing to 4700 ft AGL late in the morning, then decreasing to 2600 ft AGL late in the afternoon. Transport winds.....South 18 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 18 to 21 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (8800-18700 knot-ft) increasing to good (31000-49000 knot-ft) late in the morning, then increasing to excellent (78400-113400 knot-ft) late in the morning decreasing to good (46900 knot-ft) late in the afternoon decreasing to fair (23600 knot-ft). Pcpn amount.........0.30 inches. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......PC PC MC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC Weather cov..... DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF Weather type.... RN RN RN RN RN Tstm cov........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Chc of pcpn (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 90 90 90 90 90 Temp............53 54 55 59 64 66 69 68 67 64 60 56 RH..............79 78 77 73 61 57 52 54 57 60 68 72 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S S SW SW W 20 FT wind spd..9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT wind gust.19 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.2 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.9 2.6 1.5 1.4 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW NW Transp wind spd.18 18 20 22 25 28 28 28 24 21 18 20 SDspl kt-ft/10009 9 19 31 49 78 103 113 82 47 24 24 $$ Forecaster...Josh Requested by...Jacob Coonen Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2610469.0/DLH .DELDT 04/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jacob.Coonen@wisconsin.gov