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SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE BEAR WMA RX BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
854 AM CDT WED MAY 6 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
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL LEAD TO COOLER
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S TODAY, WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 40%. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10-15MPH COULD
GUST TO 20MPH THIS AFTERNOON, ASSISTING IN KEEPING THINGS COOL.
THE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND MEDIOCRE RHS WILL BE LIMITING FACTORS
FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 47.
RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /89300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /113700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 41 42 44 45 46 47 47 47 47 45 43
RH..............54 50 48 45 45 43 42 42 42 42 47 51
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 13 10 7
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 18 15 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.6 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.4 2.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 12 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (110100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (27300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 7 TO
13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (120000
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 18
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...VESERAT
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS SNAVELY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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