Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
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FNUS73 KDLH 162027
FWSDLH
Spot Forecast for Stoney Point SAR...SLCRS
National Weather Service Duluth MN
327 PM CDT Sat Aug 16 2025
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 CDT on August 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...
Observations from the McQuade Harbor Nearshore Buoy since 0540 this
morning show a consistent NNE to E wind direction. The exception to
this consistent wind direction was around 0920-0930, when SSE winds
were reported, which is roughly when a thunderstorm outflow boundary
moved through. Following this outflow boundary, E to ENE winds have
been breezy at 20-30 mph.
Winds will briefly ease this evening to around 10 knots with gusts
of 15-20 knots. However, expect winds to increase again late
tonight with wind gusts in excess of 22 knots. Heading into
Sunday, gale-force wind gusts may be possible to around 35 knots
with wind direction remaining east to northeast. Expect waves to
build on Sunday morning, increasing up to 7 feet by Sunday
afternoon in the Knife River area. Precipitation is not expected
for the remainder of today through tonight. A Gale Watch remains
in effect from 10 am to 10 PM Sunday.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...3 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 10 to 11 knots.
Wave Height.........Waves 2 to 3 feet.
Wave period.........0 seconds.
Ceiling (kft).......3.5 increasing to 6.9 late in the afternoon.
Visibility (sm).....10.
Wave Direction......0.
TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......CDY MC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0
Temp............66 64
Ceiling (kft)...3.5 6.9
Visibility (sm).10 10
Surface wnd dir.NE NE
Surface wnd spd.11 10
Surface wnd gst.17 16
Wave height (ft)3 3
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Chance of thunder...3 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 8 to 14 knots.
Wave Height.........Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 5 feet near daybreak.
Ceiling (kft).......10 increasing to 23.
Visibility (sm).....10.
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky cover.......MC MC 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 0
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............63 64 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62
Ceiling (kft)...10 14 17 20 23 24 24 25 24 24 24 23
Visibility (sm).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Surface wnd dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Surface wnd spd.9 9 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 14
Surface wnd gst.15 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 21 22
Wave height (ft)2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late in the
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Chance of thunder...19 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 14 to 18 knots with gusts to around
30 knots. Gales up to 35 knots possible in the afternoon.
Wave Height.........Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Ceiling (kft).......21 decreasing to 18 early in the morning, then
decreasing to 14 late in the morning decreasing
to 11 late in the morning increasing to 15
increasing to 22 early in the afternoon
decreasing to 12 decreasing to 9.4 late in the
afternoon.
Visibility (sm).....10.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC
Weather cov..... SCH SCH
Weather type.... RW RW
Tstm cov........ SCH SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20
Temp............62 62 63 62 62 63 61 62 62 62 63 61
Ceiling (kft)...22 21 18 14 11 13 15 16 22 22 12 9.4
Visibility (sm).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Surface wnd dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Surface wnd spd.14 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Surface wnd gst.22 23 25 26 27 28 28 30 30 28 26 26
Wave height (ft)5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6
$$
Forecaster...Woody
Requested by...Justin LeBlanc
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2520039.0/DLH
.DELDT 08/16/25
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.EMAIL nwsduluth-slcrs@noaa.gov,7101@slcrs.org