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Spot Forecast for Perch Lake WPA...USFWS
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
143 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 CDT on April 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...Breezy northwest winds will sustain between 10-15
mph this afternoon, with occasional gusts up to 20 mph. The winds
will gradually diminish by late afternoon/early evening. Minimum
RH`s fall to between 30-35 percent this afternoon. Daytime
cumulus clouds will decrease in coverage by early evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Temperature.........48 at forecast start...Max 55.
RH..................43 percent at forecast start...Min 33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 13 mph at forecast
                    start...otherwise Northwest winds 9 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent /66700 knot-ft/ at forecast start.
                    Max...excellent /70500 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL at forecast start...otherwise 6400
                    ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 13 mph.

TIME (CDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
Sky cover.......PC  PC  MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............48  51  53  55  53  53  50  46  44  42  40  39
RH..............43  38  34  33  33  33  39  49  58  62  67  70
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   E   E   E   SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..13  12  10  9   7   5   5   6   7   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.18  17  16  14  10  8   8   9   10  10  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...6.1 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.13  13  13  12  10  8   6   8   9   10  10  12

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent).
Temperature.........Min 35.
RH..................Max 78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the
                    southeast around 7 mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (56200 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (2600 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 10 mph shifting to the east 6 to
                    8 mph early in the evening, then shifting to
                    the southeast 9 to 15 mph in the late evening
                    and overnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    cloudy (85-95 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    late in the afternoon. Chance of rain late in
                    the afternoon, then rain likely late in the
                    afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 58.
RH..................Min 42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 14 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5100 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (65400 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 14 to 20 mph shifting to the east 17
                    to 18 mph late in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Strus
Requested by...Ryan Williams
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/19/25
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.EMAIL ryan_williams@fws.gov