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FNUS73 KMPX 281933
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE 1...WISCONSIN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
233 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 29.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE PRAIRIE 1 BURN TOMORROW, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALONGSIDE
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH RH NEAR 50 AT IGNITION DROPPING TO THE
UPPER 30S PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A NON-ZERO CHANCE
FOR ISOLATED SPRINKLES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON, WITH NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /112000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /140900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC MCR PC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 50 51 51 52 54 52 52 51 47 45 42
RH..............49 44 41 42 41 38 41 41 44 49 53 62
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 20 20 20 18 17 16 15 13 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.6 7.1 6.8 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.2 4.1 2.5 1.0 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 22 23 22 21 18 16 13 10 8
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (65000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...TERRY SHAURETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611972.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/28/26
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