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SPOT FORECAST FOR LENA SMITH RX FIRE...MPRB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
743 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 05.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE LENA SMITH RX, INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS
TODAY WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S, 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
MOSTLY FROM 8-12 MPH WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. WINDS
SLOW AND TURN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS EVENING. NO RAIN
EXPECTED TODAY, BUT CLOUDS DO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /24900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /121800 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (128500 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 43 45 47 49 51 51 52 53 52 52 51
RH..............50 46 41 38 36 34 34 33 32 33 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 14 14 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.13 15 17 18 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 3.5 5.7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 17 20 21 20 22 23 23 22 22 21
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...AD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612760.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADALE@MINNEAPOLISPARKS.ORG
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