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Spot Forecast for Maiden Rock Bluff SNA...WDNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
443 AM CDT Tue Mar 18 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on March 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
Northeast winds will increase during the day, but generally stay
around 8-15 mph. High in the mid 50s is expected this afternoon
with clearing skies through the morning. RH values should remain
relatively high through the afternoon, with values only dropping
to around 40%.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent).
Temperature.........42 at ignition...Max 55.
RH..................67 percent at ignition...Min 43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds east at 7 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    East winds 7 to 13 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /18300 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /69800 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3500 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....East 15 to 23 mph.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  CDY
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............42  45  48  50  52  53  54  52  50  49  47  45
RH..............67  60  54  52  46  45  43  46  52  54  56  60
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT wind spd..7   8   9   12  12  13  13  12  13  13  14  13
20 FT wind gust.15  17  18  20  21  21  22  23  23  24  25  25
Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 1.8 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.4 3.5 2.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
Transp wind dir.E   E   E   E   E   E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  E
Transp wind spd.15  17  18  21  21  21  23  21  20  22  23  22

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain overnight. Chance of rain after 3 am.
Temperature.........Min 34.
RH..................Max 90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 12 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 28 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (45900 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to fair (22600 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 20 to 25 mph.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Rain and slight
                    chance of light sleet in the morning. Snow
                    through the day. Patchy blowing snow late in
                    the morning. Blowing snow late in the morning.
Temperature.........Max 37.
RH..................Min 64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 16 to 21 mph with gusts to around
                    36 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (29700 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (76100 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 26 to 35 mph increasing to 32 to 38
                    mph late in the morning.

$$
Forecaster...Dettmann
Requested by...Dean Edlin
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506748.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Dean.Edlin@Wisconsin.gov