467  
FNUS73 KARX 101230  
FWSARX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRONK PRESCRIBED BURN...MINNESOTA DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
730 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (608) 784-8292 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
IT WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY. TEMPERATURES AT IGNITION  
WILL BE IN THE MID-30S. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 7 MPH AND  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE LOWER 80S. SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE  
FAIR, BUT SHOULD BE GOOD BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THAT WAY INTO  
THE AFTERNOON. FOR THIS AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE  
LOWER 50S. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE MID-30S. WINDS WILL  
BE NORTHWEST UNDER 5 MPH.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.  
RH..................82 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL  
INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /28800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/59400 KNOT-FT/.  
 
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 48 41 22 11 1 2 2 1 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 35 38 41 44 47 50 51 52 53  
RH..............82 75 67 57 51 44 39 37 36 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.4 2.9 3.1 3.6 3.8 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 18 17 17 15 15 14 13 10  
SDSPL KT-FT/100029 39 46 47 54 50 59 59 58 45  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO  
7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (36600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 7 6 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............52 50 48 43 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 34  
RH..............36 41 44 53 57 59 64 67 69 69 72 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W SW S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NW SW SW S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 6 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7  
SDSPL KT-FT/100037 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.  
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 20  
TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (53000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 27 34 46 58 64 69 75 76 76 77 80  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 10 10 30 30 30 80 80 80 80 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20  
TEMP............35 35 37 41 47 50 51 52 53 54 54 53  
RH..............72 72 70 62 51 48 48 50 50 52 55 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 9 13 14 16 18 19 19 19 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 9 13 16 17 20 21 21 20 20 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/10003 3 6 15 28 35 45 53 47 38 32 32  
 

 
FORECASTER...JSB  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN NOOKER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609942.0/ARX  
.DELDT 04/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JUSTIN.NOOKER@STATE.MN.US  
 
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