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Spot Forecast for RIM Rx Burn...MN DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
740 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 CDT on August 27.
Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...
Generally light northerly winds today with RH values above 40
percent under sunny skies. Main area of concern will be an
inversion that will be about a mile and half above the surface
which is why smoke dispersal is rated fair.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
Temperature.........69 at ignition...Max 79.
RH..................66 percent at ignition...Min 39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 6 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    North winds 6 to 9 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /16400 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /64900 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 5400 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 14 mph.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
Sky cover.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............69  72  74  76  77  78  78  79  78  76  72  67
RH..............66  58  52  45  43  42  40  39  39  42  49  59
20 FT wind dir..N   N   N   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..6   7   8   9   9   8   8   7   6   5   5   3
20 FT wind gust.10  12  14  16  16  14  14  13  10  8   8   7
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 3.5 4.5 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 4.8 0.9 0.4 0.5
Transp wind dir.N   N   N   NW  N   NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.10  13  14  14  14  13  12  12  9   7   7   8

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear (5-15 percent).
Temperature.........Min 52.
RH..................Max 96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 6 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (38400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (2600 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 7 to 9 mph shifting to the east around 8
                    mph early in the morning.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
Temperature.........Max 81.
RH..................Min 44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph
                    early in the morning, then shifting to the
                    south late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (3000 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (48900 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 8 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 17 mph late in the afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Carletta
Requested by...Louise Spiczka
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2620688.0/MPX
.DELDT 08/27/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL louise.spiczka@state.mn.us