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FNUS73 KMPX 171448
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTIAGO...WFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
948 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 CDT ON OCTOBER 17.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY TODAY WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN
AFTER SUNSET, BUT MAY STILL GUST OVER 15 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. NO
RAIN EXPECTED WITH CLEAR SKIES ALL DAY. RH VALUES DROP TO THE
UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT FORECAST START...MAX 59.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /31700 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...GOOD /59700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 2600
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 26 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 52 56 58 59 59 59 59 56 52 51 50
RH..............55 46 41 41 39 41 39 39 43 51 53 58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 16 17 16 16 14 13 14 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.28 29 29 29 29 28 29 26 25 25 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 26 25 25 26 25 23 18 18 18 18 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
26 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (44100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...CODY KENNEDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/17/26
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.EMAIL CODY_KENNEDY@FWS.GOV,JARED_CULBERTSON@FWS.GOV
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