979  
FNUS73 KMPX 141416  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DELHI 14...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
916 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 DELHI 14 BURN, THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL  
BE THE LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH RH THIS MORNING CARRYING OVER  
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WE STILL ANTICIPATE THE WINDS TO  
BECOME MORE NORTHWEST TODAY. SKIES WILL BE CLOUDY TO MOSTLY  
CLOUDY, AND THEN EXPECT CLEARING SKIES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.  
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /23900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/37500 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 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 PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 60 62 63 64 65 63 62 59 56 53 52  
RH..............69 62 58 56 52 52 54 56 62 66 74 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 14 15 14 14 13 12 10 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 16 16 16 15 12 9 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.  
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 15 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.  
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (39400 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BEITLICH  
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610290.0/MPX  
.DELDT 04/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRAD.BOLDUAN@STATE.MN.US  
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