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FNUS73 KMPX 092332
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIX-SEVEN WILDFIRE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 PM CDT THU APR 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 CDT ON APRIL 10.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING,
THOUGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE 0.01-0.03" AT MOST. WINDS
WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT AROUND 5 KNOTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SKIES
WILL BECOME CLEAR DURING FRIDAY MORNING, ALLOWING FOR HIGHS TO
REACH THE MID 50S FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT, RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 35 PERCENT. 5 KNOT NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BUT BECOME MORE WESTERLY
DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........31 AT FORECAST START...MAX 54.
RH..................88 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /8700 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...EXCELLENT /70200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 5900
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 30 32 36 39 43 45 48 50 52 52 53
RH..............88 88 81 72 62 55 51 44 42 39 39 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.4 3.8 4.4 5.2 5.6 5.9 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 13 14 13 12 10 13 14 14
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (40200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 22
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE
REQUESTED BY...JACOB WALTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/09/26
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.EMAIL JACOB_WALTERS@FWS.GOV
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