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FNUS73 KMPX 250136
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR VINELAND UNIT 5 RX...MN-MLT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
836 PM CDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON APRIL 25.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
BECOMING A BIT MORE SPREAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT
IGNITION TIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 40 WITH RH IN THE MID
60S, WITH TEMPS REACHING THE LOW 50S AND RH DROPPING TO THE LOW
50S BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT IGNITION
TIME, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AND EVENTUALLY WESTERLY INTO THE
AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS REMAINING RELATIVELY LIGHT AROUND 5MPH. THE
SHOWER CHANCES HAVE BEEN TRENDING HIGHER OVER THE LAST FEW
UPDATES, SO AN UPDATED FORECAST IN THE MORNING MAY BE NEEDED BASED
ON THE LATEST INFORMATION.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4900 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/24700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 43 45 47 48 48 49 50 50 50 51 49
RH..............64 60 58 53 54 56 52 52 52 52 52 61
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW W W W SW S S SE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 2 3 5 6 5 3 3 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 1.9 2.8 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W SW S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 7 7 6 5
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING
LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS CHOSA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2611687.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TCHOSA@KBIC-NSN.GOV
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