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Spot Forecast for Grace Marshes Unit D...MN DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
727 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CST on November 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Decreasing clouds today, with afternoon highs in the
mid 40s. Northwest winds are forecast to sustain between 5-10 mph
and may occasionally gust up to 20 mph through early afternoon.
RH`s are forecast to remain above 60 percent throughout the day.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Temperature.........43 at ignition...Max 46.
RH..................82 percent at ignition...Min 65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 9 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Northwest winds 5 to 10
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good /36100 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good
                    /41700 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 2900 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 to 18 mph decreasing to around 8
                    mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CST)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
Sky cover.......MC  MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  MCR PC  MCR MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............43  44  45  45  46  46  44  42  40  38  36  35
RH..............82  76  70  70  65  65  68  73  79  82  85  89
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..9   10  10  10  10  9   7   5   3   2   2   2
20 FT wind gust.15  16  17  17  18  16  13  10  8   7   6   6
Mix hgt (kft)...2.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   NW
Transp wind spd.18  17  16  16  15  14  14  8   7   5   7   8

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent).
Temperature.........Min 24.
RH..................Max 100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1700 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Temperature.........Max 46.
RH..................Min 47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west around 5 mph late in
                    the afternoon, then becoming light late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1300 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west
                    around 7 mph late in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Strus
Requested by...Louise Spiczka
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2526442.0/MPX
.DELDT 11/20/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL louise.spiczka@state.mn.us