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FNUS73 KMPX 211346
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MINNEWASKA NPB...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
846 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 21.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH MID-MORNING WITH
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING AROUND 20 MPH BEGINNING AROUND 10 AM
AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. DEW POINTS WILL BE RISING
THROUGH THE DAY WHICH WILL KEEP RH VALUES HIGHER, BUT WE COULD SEE
VALUES BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40% BY LATE AFTERNOON IF SKIES REMAIN
PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 16
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /74800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /107300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......PC MC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 61 63 64 65 65 65 64 63 61 59 56
RH..............47 44 39 40 40 40 40 40 41 44 49 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 15 16 16 15 16 15 13 12 9
20 FT WIND GUST.21 23 23 23 24 24 23 24 23 20 17 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 5.0 5.4 6.0 6.3 5.9 5.0 4.9 4.5 1.1 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 21 20 20 21 18 15 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (83600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 21 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (66800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 28
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...VESERAT
REQUESTED BY...TYLER LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/21/26
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