Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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Spot Forecast for Osceola Glades Pile Burn...OTHER
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
535 AM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on March 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.
.DISCUSSION...
Wet and breezy today, with northwest winds gusting up to 20 mph at
ignition. Widespread early morning rain will likely be changing
over to a wintry mix around ignition time, with a continued
transition to snow through late morning. 2-4" of snow accumulation
possible. Winds turn more westerly by late afternoon, with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Snow in the late
morning and early afternoon. Snow likely late
in the afternoon, then chance of snow late in
the afternoon. Patchy blowing snow late in the
afternoon.
Temperature.........27 at ignition...Max 31.
RH..................100 percent at ignition...Min 78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 15 mph at ignition...otherwise
Northwest winds 15 to 17 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair /28600 knot-ft/ at ignition.
Max...excellent /61000 knot-ft/.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
Sky cover.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
Weather cov.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
Tstm cov........
Temp............27 28 27 26 26 28 24 25 26 22 21 20
RH..............100 92 88 87 89 78 90 86 79 87 86 93
20 FT wind dir..N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
20 FT wind spd..15 16 16 15 16 17 16 17 15 16 14 14
20 FT wind gust.24 25 25 24 24 25 26 25 24 24 22 22
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of snow
early in the evening.
Temperature.........Min 13.
RH..................Max 93 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 16 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (56700 knot-ft) early in the evening
decreasing to fair (14400 knot-ft) late in the
night.
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent).
Temperature.........Max 27.
RH..................Min 65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (12900 knot-ft) early in the morning
increasing to excellent (78500 knot-ft) in the
afternoon.
$$
Forecaster...Strus
Requested by...Allissa Reynolds
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL allissa_reynoldss@nps.gov