680
FNUS73 KMPX 191910
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TH 23 PRESCRIBED BURN...MNDOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
210 PM CDT SUN OCT 19 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE TH23 BURN, MONDAY WILL BE WINDY WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT
DURING THE DAY.
AT 9AM IGNITION TIME, EXPECT SOUTHERLY WIND WINDS AROUND 15 MPH,
GUSTING TO 25 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AROUND
MID DAY, BRINGING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 MPH, GUSTING TO 30 MPH,
AND BY THE EVENING THE WINDS WILL TAKE ON A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.
A FEW RAIN SHOWERS A LIKELY AS WELL, BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT, LESS
THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE GIVE US
A CALL AT 952-361-6671.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /25200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /106600 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT
AGL.
TIME (CDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 49 53 54 56 57 56 54 54 52 49 47
RH..............65 63 57 57 55 53 57 59 59 63 71 74
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW W W W W W W WNW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.23 26 25 26 26 28 29 30 30 30 30 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.7 2.4 3.0 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.3 2.4 0.8 3.6
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 32
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (80200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (13700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 36 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (44400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (125400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...DAN MEINEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/19/25
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