Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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Spot Forecast for Voosen WMA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
750 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on September 23.
Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...It will be a partly sunny day with winds increasing
out of the southeast during the late morning and afternoon. Expect
gusts up to around 15 to 20 mph during the afternoon. Dewpoints
will likely stay in the low to mid 50s today, limiting RH values
from dropping much farther than 55-65% even if temperatures
overachieve. No precipitation expected until late tonight or early
tomorrow morning.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
Temperature.........61 at ignition...Max 66.
RH..................75 percent at ignition...Min 64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds southeast at 10 mph at
ignition...otherwise Southeast winds 10 to 14
mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /19300 knot-ft/ at ignition.
Max...excellent /60700 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3800 ft
AGL.
Transport winds.....South 16 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 MC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............61 64 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 63 61
RH..............75 68 64 64 64 64 64 64 66 66 73 79
20 FT wind dir..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT wind spd..10 12 13 13 14 13 13 12 9 8 8 9
20 FT wind gust.17 18 21 21 22 21 21 20 16 15 15 16
Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.5 0.4
Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
Transp wind spd.16 16 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 16
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Rain showers
likely and slight chance of thunderstorms
overnight.
Temperature.........Min 55.
RH..................Max 100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (32000 knot-ft) early in the evening
decreasing to poor (6100 knot-ft) late in the
night.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 17 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers and
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then chance of rain showers in the afternoon.
Temperature.........Max 62.
RH..................Min 90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 to 14 mph. Gusty and erratic
winds expected near thunderstorms early in the
morning.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (8100 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to good (30600 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 16 to 20 mph.
$$
Forecaster...Dettmann
Requested by...Louise Spiczka
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622393.0/MPX
.DELDT 09/23/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL louise.spiczka@state.mn.us