420  
FNUS73 KMPX 251031  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRIER RXBURN...OTHER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
531 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 NEAR 70  
DEGREES. THIS WILL DROP RHS THIS AFTERNOON DOWN TO POSSIBLY AS LOW  
AS 35%. WINDS WILL START OFF OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS MORNING, BUT  
TREND TOWARD THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. THEY'LL BECOME LIGHT AROUND  
SUNSET, WITH LIGHT WINDS AND LIMITED MIXING CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.  
RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 8  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /18500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/35900 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13  
TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 52 57 60 62 66 67 67 68 64 61 57  
RH..............56 54 49 47 48 43 43 43 42 50 56 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 13 10 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.8 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 16 14 14 13 14 14 13 9 9 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.  
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6  
MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND  
7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6  
MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.  
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (53700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 17  
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
 

 
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER  
REQUESTED BY...TERRY SHAURETTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607738.0/MPX  
.DELDT 03/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TERRANCE.SHAURETTE@WISCONSIN.GOV  
 
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