740
FNUS73 KMPX 301132
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEETS LAKE WMA RX BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON MARCH 30.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES ARE SLOW TO WARM UP THIS MORNING, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE UPPER 50S BY MID-AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING
WILL LIMIT MIXING & KEEP RH VALUES ABOVE 50% THROUGH THE MORNING,
BUT SHOULD DRY OUT QUICKLY TO 30-35% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING, WITH ENE WINDS GUSTING TO
20 MPH. SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE MORE IN THE 10 MPH
RANGE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/42600 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............36 36 40 44 47 50 53 56 58 60 59 56
RH..............75 75 64 55 51 48 43 38 37 35 36 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 12 12 10 10 10 9 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 21 23 24 22 18 15 14 12 12 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 17 18 18 18 18 17 15 15 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (8700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115600
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...AHASIC
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER WELINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/30/26
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