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SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOD LAKE WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
722 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE WOOD LAKE WMA BURN, THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY
WILL BE WIND SPEED. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH MINNESOTA THIS
MORNING. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 12-15KTS AROUND
IGNITION TIME WITH GUSTS REACHING 20-25KTS ONCE THE FRONT PASSES.
THE STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY
AFTERNOON AND THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. SKIES EXPECTED TO REMAIN
MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN- RH EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOW 50 PERCENTS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........70 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................73 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /11600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /102100 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............70 73 75 76 77 77 76 76 75 73 69 65
RH..............73 64 55 54 52 54 56 58 60 66 73 81
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 14 15 15 14 14 12 8 5 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 21 23 22 22 21 18 15 10 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 2.1 3.5 4.2 5.2 5.2 6.0 5.4 4.2 1.0 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 18 20 21 20 20 18 16 10 8 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (58300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
6 TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (72800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...DUNLEAVY
REQUESTED BY...LOUISE SPICZKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/09/26
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