457  
FNUS73 KMPX 301135  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EREAUX WMA EAST RX BURN...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
635 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 TO LOWER 60S 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% BY EARLY 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 AND LIKELY MORE DUE EAST DIRECTION.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.  
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/41900 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 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 37 41 44 48 51 56 58 59 60 58 56  
RH..............69 67 59 53 47 44 37 34 34 33 37 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E E E E E E E E E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 21 23 23 22 17 15 14 13 13 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.5 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 16  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.  
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (8800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO  
14 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43.  
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO  
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 23  
TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...HEWETT  
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER WELINSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608177.0/MPX  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HUNTER.WELINSKI@STATE.MN.US  
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