741
FNUS73 KMPX 120910
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTIAGO FIRE...U.S. WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
410 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 12.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT COOLER TODAY (HIGHS
REACHING THE MID 70S THIS AFTERNOON) AS A STATIONARY COLD FRONT IS
DRAPED JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
MEAN HUMIDITIES ONLY BOTTOM OUT INTO THE 60 PERCENT RANGE. A 40
PERCENT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM EXISTS FROM 1 PM TO 7
PM. WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 7-12 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. NORTH-
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING BUT WINDS WILL TURN
EAST-NORTHEASTERLY FROM ABOUT 10 AM TO 5 PM BEFORE BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY AFTERWARDS. GUSTS COULD REACH 20 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT FORECAST START...MAX 75.
RH..................84 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH
INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4300 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...FAIR /23200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 1800
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............60 60 60 63 66 70 72 73 74 72 70 68
RH..............84 84 87 78 72 65 60 59 59 64 66 68
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 14 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 14 15 14 12 15 14 13 13 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10
TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (40200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE
REQUESTED BY...MITCH FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623600.0/MPX
.DELDT 10/12/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MITCHEL_FOX@FWS.GOV
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