879
FNUS73 KMPX 071417
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOLLIES WMA WEST UNIT...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
917 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WINDS TURN NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. RH'S WILL FALL THROUGH THE MORNING AND
INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT
EXPECTED. WINDS SUSTAIN BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, WITH PEAK GUSTS BETWEEN
15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7
MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE
MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /9000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /90100 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 51 53 56 58 59 59 59 58 56 52 46
RH..............78 70 64 49 42 36 32 28 26 27 32 38
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 14 12 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 1.7 2.7 4.1 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 0.7 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 15 17 18 20 18 16 10 9 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2500 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (53900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.
FORECASTER...STRUS
REQUESTED BY...CORY NETLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/07/25
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.EMAIL CORY.NETLAND@STATE.MN.US
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