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FNUS73 KMPX 161028
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GREY EAGLE CUTOVER RX BURN...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
528 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 16.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE MID 20S. SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS NEARING 30
MPH. OTHERWISE, SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL BECOME EXCELLENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 17 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /84000 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
EXCELLENT (110200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 50 56 61 65 69 72 75 77 77 77 76
RH..............79 72 68 60 50 40 34 28 26 26 26 28
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 7 8 12 15 17 18 18 18 17 15
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 13 16 20 22 25 25 28 28 25 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.7 6.1 6.3 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 13 15 17 23 25 28 30 31 31 28
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 8 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (110900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (11300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (5800 KNOT-FT)
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO
22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 23 TO 31
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...HUNTER WELINSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/16/26
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