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SPOT FORECAST FOR FREELAND...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
738 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING, FOR THE FREELAND BURN EXPECT MOSTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS THROUGH LATE MORNING. SHOWERS TAPER OFF
BY THE AFTERNOON AND SKIES WILL BEGIN TO SCATTER OUT WITH SOME PEAKS
OF SUNSHINE POSSIBLE BY 3-4 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOW
60S THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED 12 TO 16 MPH
AND WILL TURN MORE NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY IGNITION. WIND GUSTS UP TO
25 TO 28 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY AFTERNOON (1-2PM). IGNITION RH
VALUES WILL BE IN THE 80 TO 90 PERCENT RANGE DUE TO ONGOING SHOWERS.
MINRH VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 50-55 PERCENT RANGE. IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT!
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /34200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /78800 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 22 TO 26 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY MC CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............53 55 59 59 61 63 62 62 62 59 56 54
RH..............86 77 64 64 58 54 56 56 54 60 69 74
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 16 18 18 18 18 17 16 14 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 21 20 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.8 2.6 2.9 3.8 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.5 2.5 1.4 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 26 23 24 22 23 22 21 20 18 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SPRINKLES
EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES LATE
IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (63800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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