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SPOT FORECAST FOR BENDERBERG RX...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
812 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE BENDERBERG RX...
A QUIET DAY IS EXPECTED WITH SUNNY SKIES AND A SLIGHT BREEZE.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 5-10MPH WITH
A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20MPH AT GROUND LEVEL, INCREASING TO 11-14MPH
JUST OFF THE GROUND STILL OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. RH
WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S BY THE AFTERNOON, EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE MID 60S BY IGNITION TIME, WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................66 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /9500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /63500 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 58 62 66 68 70 71 69 67 63 59 56
RH..............66 59 52 47 44 39 38 40 43 52 62 69
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 13 13 14 14 13 12 9 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 20 21 21 21 21 18 16 14 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 20 21 21 20 18 17 14 13 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (19900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN PHILLIPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624127.0/MPX
.DELDT 10/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JORDAN.PHILLIPS@STATE.MN.US
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