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Spot Forecast for Sioux Nation WMA...MN DNR

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

1024 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024



Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 CDT on May 05. 

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with 

this forecast.



.DISCUSSION... For Sioux Nation WMA, south winds around 7-10 mph

at ignition with an uptick to 10-15 mph by mid afternoon. Transport 

winds remain southerly 12-17 mph and skies will be mostly clear 

through the evening hours. 



.REST OF TODAY...



RH..................51 percent at ignition...Min 37 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Winds south at 9 mph at ignition...otherwise 

                    South winds 9 to 14 mph. 

Smoke dispersal.....Good /39800 knot-ft/ at ignition. 

                    Max...excellent /83400 knot-ft/. 

Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 5700 ft 

                    AGL. 

Transport winds.....South 12 to 17 mph. 

Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume 

                    dominated fire growth at ignition...max 3. 



TIME (CDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 

RH..............51  47  44  41  40  37  38  37  41  48  57  66  

20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  

20 FT wind spd..9   9   10  12  13  14  14  16  14  13  12  13  

20 FT wind gust.12  13  14  16  17  18  18  18  18  20  18  18  

Mix hgt (kft)...4.0 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 4.6 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 

Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   

Transp wind spd.12  12  13  14  16  16  17  18  18  15  15  17  

Haines index....3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   



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Forecaster...Hewett

Requested by...Troy Dale

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

.TAG 2413198.0/MPX

.DELDT 05/05/24

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.EMAIL troy.dale@state.mn.us