529  
FNUS73 KMPX 090750  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE EARTH RIVER AMA RX...MN DNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
250 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 09.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTHERN MN  
TODAY WITH HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 50S. RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE  
45-50 PERCENT RANGE, LOWS DURING THE 4PM-6PM TIMEFRAME. WINDS  
WILL COME PRIMARILY FROM THE N, THEN NE MID-TO-LATE AFTERNOON,  
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS 10-15MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 20MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.  
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /16900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/29900 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 47 48 50 51 53 54 56 56 55 51 48  
RH..............76 74 71 66 63 59 54 51 49 51 56 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.6 0.8 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 18 17 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.  
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (7100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...CALDERONE  
REQUESTED BY...CODY BURKE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605104.0/MPX  
.DELDT 03/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CODY.BURKE@STATE.MN.US  
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