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FNUS73 KMPX 141249
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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITCHFIELD C...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
749 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 14.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING, FOR THE LITCHFIELD C BURN, MAIN CHALLENGE TODAY WILL
BE THE LIGHT WINDS AND HIGHER RH THIS MORNING. BY IGNITION TIME, WE
DO EXPECT WINDS TO BE MORE NORTHWEST, BUT SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT, LESS
THAN 10 MPH. SKIES WILL STILL BE CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, BUT
EXPECT A CLEARING TREND AS WE GO FURTHER INTO THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /25700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/36800 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 60 61 62 63 63 61 60 58 55 53 51
RH..............69 62 60 58 54 54 58 60 62 69 74 77
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 8 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 13 13 13 12 10 10 9 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW N N N NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 15 15 16 15 15 12 7 9 9 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT OVERNIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (34200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
TO 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (25400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/14/26
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.EMAIL JARED_CULBERTSON@FWS.GOV
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