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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOLLIES WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
725 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 13.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE FOLLIES WMA, SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH LIMITED
MIXING DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
40S BY IGNITION TIME WILL REACH THE LOW 70S THIS AFTERNOON, WITH
RH IN THE MID 60S LIKEWISE FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
WINDS WILL FAVOR THE NORTHWEST AT 5-10MPH THROUGHOUT THE BURN
PERIOD, SHIFTING NORTH BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND
NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT. LIMITED GUSTING TO 20MPH IS POSSIBLE, AS
WINDS ALOFT REMAIN 15-20MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /67700 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (106100 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 54 60 64 66 68 71 72 71 72 71 70
RH..............67 57 47 40 34 31 29 27 28 28 29 30
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 9 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 13 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.4 2.9 4.2 6.2 7.3 8.0 8.6 8.9 8.5 7.5 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 16 18 20 20 18 18 17 15 12 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (75500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 16 TO
18 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH 24 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (61500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110100
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO EXCELLENT (255900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO EXCELLENT (61500
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 29 MPH INCREASING TO 33 TO 40 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
INCREASING TO AROUND 45 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 26 TO 33 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO AROUND 43 MPH.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...AREA WILDLIFE MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/13/26
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