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FNUS73 KMPX 261257
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCIVER RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
757 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON APRIL 26.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE MCIVER BURN, WE DON'T EXPECT MUCH CHANGE IN CONDITIONS
TODAY, FROM WHAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE. CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION, WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND.
OVERALL, CONFIDENCE IS LOW TO MEDIUM IN THE WIND DIRECTION, SINCE
8AM OBSERVATIONS SHOW LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH.
WE DO EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS AT THE START OF THE BURN TO GRADUALLY
TRANSITION TO MORE EASTERLY BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD
KEEP THE SMOKE AWAY FROM CTY RD 19.
LOOKING AHEAD, WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE GIVE US A CALL.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/58900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 46 49 50 50 52 50 49 48 46 46 46
RH..............76 73 66 63 68 66 71 80 83 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE ENE ENE E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..09 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 18 20 21 22 23 25 25 25 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 16 16 17 18 20 23 23 23 24 25 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (43000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 18 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
23 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (41600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 23
TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BEITLICH
REQUESTED BY...KYLE AVESING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611761.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE_AVESING@FWS.GOV
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