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FNUS73 KMPX 250936
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JP HOFFMAN UNIT 6 PRAIRIE RX BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
436 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 25.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
IT WILL BE A MILD DAY TODAY, WITH HIGHS GETTING UP TO AROUND 70
DEGREES. THIS WILL DROP RHS THIS AFTERNOON DOWN TO POSSIBLY AS LOW
AS 35%. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE MORNING, BUT DROP OFF AND
BECOME MORE VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK BOUNDARY SETTLES
INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHICH RESULTS IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENING QUITE A BIT. THE LIGHT WINDS AND LIMITED MIXING WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /9100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/28000 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 50 54 59 62 66 67 69 70 68 65 63
RH..............68 63 61 55 54 47 45 42 42 47 52 54
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.17 20 17 15 14 13 13 13 14 12 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 16 14 10 9 10 10 13 9 8 7
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...RYAN TEBO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607713.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN.TEBO@STATE.MN.US
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