FNUS73 KMPX 211353 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Swede Forest SNA...MN DNR National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 853 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on April 21. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...RH values fall below 30% around noon & bottom out in the teens during the mid to late afternoon, but wind speeds will remain below 10 mph through the day. Winds begin this morning out of the northwest, become northerly to north-northeasterly late morning into early afternoon, & finally predominately northeasterly for late afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Temperature.........49 at ignition...Max 80. RH..................55 percent at ignition...Min 16 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 9 mph at ignition...otherwise North winds 6 to 9 mph decreasing to 6 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor /6600 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good /54000 knot-ft/. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 5800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 9 to 13 mph. TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............49 58 64 69 73 76 78 79 80 80 78 73 RH..............55 42 36 29 24 22 19 18 16 16 17 21 20 FT wind dir..NW N N N N N N N NE NE E E 20 FT wind spd..9 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT wind gust. 12 13 13 12 12 10 12 10 9 9 9 Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.3 1.9 3.0 4.1 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.0 2.8 0.6 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N N NE E Transp wind spd.12 10 10 12 12 13 10 9 9 7 6 8 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Temperature.........Min 50. RH..................Max 67 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 6 mph shifting to the southeast 6 to 10 mph early in the evening. Smoke dispersal.....Good (30100 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (3900 knot-ft) late in the night. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 6 to 7 mph shifting to the southeast around 15 mph after 3 am. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Temperature.........Max 90. RH..................Min 24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 10 to 17 mph shifting to the south 20 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6500 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (78500 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (116500 knot-ft) late in the afternoon. Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast 15 to 24 mph increasing to south around 35 mph. $$ Forecaster...Veserat Requested by...Brad Bolduan Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2611126.0/MPX .DELDT 04/21/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL brad.bolduan@state.mn.us