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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMSC RX BURNS...SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
826 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE SMSC RX BURNS...
A QUIET DAY IS EXPECTED WITH SUNNY SKIES AND A SLIGHT BREEZE.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 5-10MPH WITH
A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20MPH. RH WILL FALL INTO THE LOW 40S BY THE
AFTERNOON, EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 50S BY IGNITION TIME, WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /39600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /66600 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............61 65 66 67 68 66 63 60 55 53 52 51
RH..............53 48 47 43 42 45 52 58 69 77 80 83
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 18 18 17 15 13 10 9 10 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 18 17 17 16 10 10 12 13 13 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (23000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...FDA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624131.0/MPX
.DELDT 10/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL FERINDAVIS.ANDERSON@SHAKOPEEDAKOTA.ORG
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