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FNUS73 KMPX 131059
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SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTIAGO FIRE...U.S. WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
559 AM CDT TUE OCT 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 CDT ON OCTOBER 13.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
COOL AIR AND CLOUDY SKIES WILL LIMIT WARMTH TODAY
WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE UPPER 50S THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 60S, AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWESTERLY AT 5-10 KNOTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS INTO THE UPPER TEENS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT FORECAST START...MAX 59.
RH..................96 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14500 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...GOOD /33700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 2800
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 50 51 54 55 55 57 57 58 58 57 56
RH..............96 93 93 83 77 77 69 69 67 64 67 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W NW W W W NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (30600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE
REQUESTED BY...MITCH FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2623653.0/MPX
.DELDT 10/13/26
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.EMAIL MITCHEL_FOX@FWS.GOV
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