924  
FNUS73 KMPX 191433  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDBO RX...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
933 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 19.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
FORTUNATELY, THE BURN LOCATION OUTSIDE OF MILAN MISSED THE SNOW THAT  
FELL OVERNIGHT UP TOWARD GLENWOOD, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEND THE MORNING  
MELTING SNOW FIRST! IT WILL BE ANOTHER CHILLY DAY, WITH HIGHS AGAIN IN  
THE MID 40S. DESPITE THE COLD, AFTERNOON RHS WILL AGAIN FALL BELOW 30%.  
ALTHOUGH NNW WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER TODAY THAN WHAT WE SAW  
ON SATURDAY, YOU SHOULD STILL HAVE FREQUENT GUSTS UP AROUND 20 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.  
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /66800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /100400 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 17 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............36 37 39 41 43 43 44 45 43 43 41 36  
RH..............59 52 44 37 32 29 25 24 25 25 29 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 10 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 21 21 20 20 20 20 17 16 15 13 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.6 5.0 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.4 0.7 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 17 17 17 18 18 17 15 13 9 8  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.  
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING,  
THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8  
TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.  
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (99600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 24  
TO 28 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER  
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS TRAUBA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610731.0/MPX  
.DELDT 04/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NICHOLAS.TRAUBA@STATE.MN.US  
 
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