531  
FNUS73 KMPX 051207  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BURLEENE WMA...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
707 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 05.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL STUNT THE  
AFTERNOON HIGH IN THE MID 40S, AND DROP RH VALUES TO AROUND 30 TO  
40 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM 11AM  
TO 7PM. SUSTAINED VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 12-18 MPH WHILE GUSTS  
NEAR 25 MPH. WINDS SLOW AND TURN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS  
EVENING. ANY LIGHT RAIN TODAY IS EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH OF THE  
TODD/DOUGLAS COUNTIES.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.  
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /111800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /132300 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6500 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 41 41 42 43 43 43 43 44 43 41 38  
RH..............46 44 44 43 41 41 39 39 36 38 41 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 12 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 22 20 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 5.8 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 2.8 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 22 23 23 24 23 24 23 22 21 18 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST  
OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.  
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO  
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (111700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO GOOD (44100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (5700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10  
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.  
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (90700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109900  
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 25  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DETTMANN  
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER WELINSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2612640.0/MPX  
.DELDT 05/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL HUNTER.WELINSKI@STATE.MN.US  
 
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