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Spot Forecast for Savanna Portage SAR...Aitkin County Search and Rescue
National Weather Service Duluth MN
1259 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1300 CDT on April 17.
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 line of showers and thunderstorms are currently moving towards
Savanna Portage State Park, with an arrival time anticipated
around 1315-1320. While the strongest thunderstorms are unlikely
to directly impact Savanna Portage State Park, nearby
thunderstorms have a history of producing 0.5" to 1" diameter
hail. Expect lightning as these showers and storms move through.
Winds will remain southeast through the afternoon, shifting
easterly late this afternoon. Timing for the end of this initial
round of showers and storms will be around 1420-1440. Additional
showers and storms will remain possible later this afternoon and
evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Chance of rain showers late in
                    the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......80 percent.
Chance of thunder...25 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Surface winds (mph).East winds 6 to 8 mph.
Ceiling (kft).......13 decreasing to 1.9.
Visibility (sm).....9.

TIME (CDT)      1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY
Weather cov.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC SCH CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).80  40  30  40  50
Chc of thdr (%).50  50  30  10  10
Temp............59  59  58  57  55
RH..............43  50  57  62  69
Surface wnd dir.SE  SE  SE  SE  E
Surface wnd spd.8   8   7   6   6
Surface wnd gst.18  16  15  14  13
Ceiling (kft)...13  4.8 3.6 2.7 1.9
Visibility (sm).10  10  10  10  9

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers likely
                    early in the evening, then chance of rain
                    showers early in the evening. Slight chance of
                    rain showers overnight. Patchy fog late in the
                    evening.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Chance of thunder...12 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds around 6 mph shifting to the
                    north 7 to 9 mph in the late evening and
                    overnight.
Ceiling (kft).......1.9 decreasing to 1.1 early in the evening,
                    then decreasing to 0.7 late in the evening
                    increasing to 1.0 late in the evening
                    decreasing to 0.8.
Visibility (sm).....6 decreasing to 4 early in the evening, then
                    increasing to 5 early in the evening increasing
                    to 6 overnight increasing to 10.

TIME (CDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky cover.......CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
Weather cov.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).70     50     40     20     20     10
Chc of thdr (%).10     10     10     10     0      0
Temp............54     51     48     44     43     41
RH..............71     77     83     89     86     89
Surface wind....E 6    NE 6   N 7    N 8    N 9    N 9
Surface wnd gst.13     13     15     17     18     17
Ceiling (kft)...1.9    1.3    0.7    0.8    0.8    0.8
Visibility (sm).6      5      5      6      7      10

$$
Forecaster...Woody
Requested by...Dan Guida
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2510244.2/DLH
.DELDT 04/17/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dguida@co.aitkin.mn.us