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FNUS73 KMPX 251654
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR VINELAND UNIT 5 RX...MN-MLT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1154 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 25.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A 40-50% CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL
BE SCATTERED IN NATURE WITH BEST TIMING FOR PRECIPITATION BEING
12-2PM AND THEN 5PM THROUGH THE REST OF THIS EVENING. AROUND A
0.1" OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE
LOWER 50S THIS AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITIES SHOULD ACTUALLY MOISTEN
THROUGHOUT TODAY AS PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE. WEST-NORTHWEST
NEAR 5 KNOTS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME VARIABILITY IN DIRECTION,
PARTICULARLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /19200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/19200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 3
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 46 47 46 46 48 45 45 45 43 42 41
RH..............62 66 62 65 66 63 69 72 77 85 88 95
20 FT WIND DIR..NW W N N SE NW NW S W NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 6 8
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 2.8 1.9 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW E W W W NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 6 5 5 3 5 6 7 8 8 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE
EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 13
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS CHOSA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611687.1/MPX
.DELDT 04/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TCHOSA@KBIC-NSN.GOV
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