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Spot Forecast for Rice Lake SNA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
924 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on May 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Dry and sunny conditions expected on Wednesday with
highs into the upper 60s. RH values will drop to between 30-35
percent with the cooler temperatures. Breezy NE winds are expected
all day with sustained speeds 10-15mph with gusts around 20mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
Temperature.........50 at ignition...Max 69.
RH..................63 percent at ignition...Min 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds northeast at 9 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Northeast winds 9 to 12
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /27900 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /74500 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 4900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 17 to 22 mph.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............50  52  54  57  60  62  64  66  66  66  66  65
RH..............63  61  57  53  46  43  40  36  36  36  36  35
20 FT wind dir..NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..9   9   10  10  10  12  12  12  12  12  12  10
20 FT wind gust.18  20  20  20  21  21  21  21  21  21  21  21
Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.7 3.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.4
Transp wind dir.NE  NE  E   E   E   NE  E   E   NE  E   E   E
Transp wind spd.21  22  21  20  21  21  20  18  17  17  17  17

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Temperature.........Min 40.
RH..................Max 70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 21 mph
                    early in the evening.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (65400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (5500 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 13 to 17 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Temperature.........Max 71.
RH..................Min 30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4500 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (31100 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 8 to 12 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Calderone
Requested by...Evan Montpellier
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513284.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/06/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL evan.montpellier@state.mn.us