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SPOT FORECAST FOR ENGELBRECHT WMA RX BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
947 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 30.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TODAY AROUND 10 MPH, WITH
INFREQUENT GUSTS TO 20 MPH. IT WILL BE DRY AND PARTLY CLOUDY TO
START THE DAY, BUT SOME SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
NEAR THE ENGELBRECHT BURN SITE AND MOVE S/SE DURING THE
AFTERNOON. MINRH VALUES DROP TO NEAR 45 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON,
WITH A HIGH NEAR 50F.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /43300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /61800 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 42 44 45 46 46 47 45 44 40 38 37
RH..............47 53 51 51 51 51 49 51 55 64 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 17 18 17 16 16 14 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.9 4.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 12 14 13 15 13 9 12 12 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD
FROST OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (64300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS SNAVELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/30/26
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