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SPOT FORECAST FOR PLATT RIVER 80...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1252 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 CDT ON MARCH 29.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RISE
INTO THE MID 60S WHILE HUMIDITIES FALL TO 25-30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE 5-10 KNOTS STARTING OUT OF THE SOUTH FOR IGNITION AND
THEN GRADUALLY TURNING TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AFTER 3PM THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH/NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING AT OR BELOW
5 KNOTS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES REMAIN NEAR ZERO.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /20100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/34700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3200 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 63 65 65 65 62 58 52 49 47 44 42
RH..............33 29 29 29 30 34 42 53 58 60 65 68
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 7 7 3 3 5 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 10 7 6 7 9 9 9 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W NW N N N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 12 10 7 8 10 12 12 13 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 12
TO 13 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 10 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (41100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608365.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ROBERT_BENGSON@FWS.GOV
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