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Spot Forecast for Ras-Lynn WMA...MN DNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
945 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 08.
Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...

Elevated fire conditions are expected today with RH falling near
20 percent this afternoon as temperatures reach the low 70s. Winds
will begin at 10-15mph out of the northwest increasing as mixing
improves into the afternoon, sustained around 15mph with gusts
increasing to 20-25mph. Peak gusts may trend a bit higher due to
efficient mixing, however most gusts should remain within that
25mph window. Winds aloft trend westerly and increase
proportionally to the surface winds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Temperature.........59 at ignition...Max 71.
RH..................37 percent at ignition...Min 19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 12 mph at
                    ignition...otherwise Northwest winds 12 to 17
                    mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent /63400 knot-ft/ at ignition.
                    Max...excellent /120400 knot-ft/ increasing to
                    excellent (172700 knot-ft) in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 9800 ft
                    AGL.
Transport winds.....West 16 to 24 mph increasing to 25 to 26 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  MCR MCR
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............59  64  67  68  70  70  71  69  69  65  58  55
RH..............37  28  22  21  19  21  20  22  23  26  37  41
20 FT wind dir..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT wind spd..12  13  14  15  16  17  17  15  14  12  9   8
20 FT wind gust.20  21  22  23  24  25  26  24  22  20  17  14
Mix hgt (kft)...4.5 7.1 8.6 9.2 9.8 9.0 8.9 7.7 5.0 0.8 0.8 0.6
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW
Transp wind spd.16  20  23  24  26  25  25  24  23  18  18  15

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers after 3 am.
Temperature.........Min 44.
RH..................Max 76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    west around 5 mph overnight, then becoming
                    light overnight becoming west around 5 mph
                    after 3 am.
Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (99300 knot-ft) decreasing to poor
                    (3000 knot-ft) early in the evening.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 24 mph decreasing to 8 to 12
                    mph late in the evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent) then becoming
                    mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers early in the morning.
Temperature.........Max 60.
RH..................Min 32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the
                    north 10 to 16 mph in the late morning and
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6600 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to excellent (91400 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon increasing to excellent (106600
                    knot-ft) in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 12 to 21 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Hasenstein
Requested by...Tim Koppelman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/08/26
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.EMAIL tim.koppelman@state.mn.us