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FNUS73 KMPX 281332
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CANNON RIVER RX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
832 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 28.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A DECENT DAY FOR A PRESCRIBED BURN TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
INTO THE MID 50S AND RH FALLING INTO THE MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON,
WITH TEMPERATURES AT IGNITION IN THE MID 40S AND RH NEAR 70
PERCENT. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MAINTAINING NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT, WITH SPEEDS OF AROUND
10-15MPH AT GROUND LEVEL INCREASING TO AROUND 20MPH ALOFT, WITH
LIMITED GUSTING TO AROUND 20MPH AT GROUND LEVEL. SKIES WILL BE
PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /33000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /81700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 46 48 51 52 53 54 54 54 53 51 49
RH..............70 68 60 54 52 48 48 47 48 48 54 58
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 9
20 FT WIND GUST.24 23 23 23 23 22 21 20 20 18 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.4 3.3 3.5 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.8 1.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 22 22 22 21 20 20 18 18 15 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (76400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (88600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115100
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...CODY BURKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611920.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DONALD.SHEARD@STATE.MN.US,CODY.BURKE@STATE.MN.US
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