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FNUS73 KMPX 110906
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTIAGO FIRE...U.S. WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
406 AM CDT SUN OCT 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 11.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
RECORD WARMTH CONTINUES TODAY WITH HIGHS REACHING
NEAR 85 THIS AFTERNOON. BUT, GIVEN THAT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE
AS HOT AS YESTERDAY AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS EXIST, MINIMUM
RHS ARE FORECAST TO ONLY BOTTOM OUT AT AROUND 40 PERCENT. WINDS
WILL BE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED
VALUES AROUND 10 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO NEAR 20 KNOTS. AFTER 3 PM, WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO SLOW CONSIDERABLY AND TURN MORE NORTHERLY AS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTH INTO THE REGION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT FORECAST START...MAX 84.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5400 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...GOOD /40200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 3200
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MCR PC MC PC MC PC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............66 67 69 72 74 78 79 81 82 83 82 80
RH..............67 66 64 56 55 49 45 43 42 41 43 47
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 17 15 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1 3.2 2.5 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW S S S S S SW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 15 16 15 13 13 14 15 14 10 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
COLUMBUS DAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (31400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE
REQUESTED BY...MITCHEL FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623566.0/MPX
.DELDT 10/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MITCHEL_FOX@FWS.GOV
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