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FNUS73 KMPX 051314
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR COON FORK BARRENS RX BURN...WDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
814 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 06.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE COON FORK BARRENS RX, NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY
WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S, AND DROP RH
VALUES TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO LAST FROM 11AM TO 7PM. SUSTAINED VALUES WILL RANGE
FROM 6-10 MPH WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 15-20 MPH. WINDS SLOW
AND TURN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS EVENING. NO RAIN
EXPECTED TODAY, BUT CLOUDS DO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /66900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /130900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC MC MC MC PC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 45 47 49 50 51 52 51 51 50 48 45
RH..............45 41 38 37 36 33 32 33 33 34 37 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.6 7.0 7.3 6.6 6.0 5.3 3.9 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 18 20 21 21 21 20 18 16 13
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (101600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN
THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66700
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...DEAN EDLIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612767.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
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.EMAIL DEAN.EDLIN@WISCONSIN.GOV
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