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FNUS73 KMPX 201258
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH WIRTH RX FIRE...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
758 AM CDT MON APR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 20.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
AFTER A CHILLY START TO THE DAY, SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALLOW WARMER
AIR TO RETURN. HIGHS TODAY WILL MOVE INTO THE 60S, BUT WITH DRY
AIR REMAINING IN PLACE, YOU COULD SEE RHS THIS AFTERNOON DIP TO
AS LOW AS 20%. THIS WILL COME WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10
TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP AROUND 25 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 16 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /79400 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 36 41 46 49 52 56 59 61 62 62 62
RH..............65 51 42 37 33 30 29 27 26 25 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 7 10 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.8 13 16 20 22 23 25 26 26 25 23 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 15 17 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 3 AM
BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM BECOMING
LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 15
MPH OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...GRIESINGER
REQUESTED BY...AD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610844.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADALE@MINNEAPOLISPARKS.ORG
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