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Spot Forecast for WOB RX Fire...MN DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
854 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 29.
Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Northwest winds around 10 mph are expected through
the day. However, deep mixing could tap into stronger winds
occasionally with gusts in the 20s. RH will remain moderate as
temperatures rise into the mid 50s this afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Temperature.........44 at ignition...Max 54.
RH..................54 percent at ignition...Min 39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 9 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    Northwest winds 9 to 12 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /22700 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /119700 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 7000 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 22 mph.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  PC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............44  46  49  50  51  52  52  52  53  51  50  48
RH..............54  48  43  42  41  39  41  41  40  42  43  49
20 FT wind dir..N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..9   9   10  12  12  12  12  12  12  10  8   7
20 FT wind gust.14  16  18  20  21  21  22  21  21  20  17  14
Mix hgt (kft)...1.9 4.6 5.5 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.1 5.2 2.0 0.6
Transp wind dir.N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
Transp wind spd.14  20  22  22  20  20  20  20  17  16  14  8

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Areas of frost
                    overnight. Widespread frost early in the
                    morning.
Temperature.........Min 33.
RH..................Max 80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph early in the
                    evening becoming light, then becoming northwest
                    around 5 mph early in the morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (72400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (2800 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 8 to 16 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Widespread frost
                    early in the morning, then areas of frost early
                    in the morning.
Temperature.........Max 50.
RH..................Min 41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3600 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (94800 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......6800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 9 to 16 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Borghoff
Requested by...Wayne Boerner
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612102.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL wayne.boerner@state.mn.us