850  
FNUS73 KMPX 050438  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OSCEOLA GLADE PILE BURN...NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1038 PM CST WED DEC 4 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON DECEMBER 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED AT 10PM THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE AROUND  
10-15 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS REACHING 20-25 KNOTS. HOWEVER,  
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SLOW AND TURN MORE WESTERLY THROUGHOUT THE  
DAY WITH SPEEDS REACHING 5 KNOTS BY THURSDAY EVENING. HIGHS WILL  
BE NEAR 19 WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAINING ABOVE  
60 PERCENT.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........11 AT IGNITION...MAX 19.  
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/27900 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2100 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH AT IGNITION...MAX 4.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY COVER.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............11 12 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 16 14 12  
RH..............76 80 70 70 70 67 67 67 61 70 76 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 10 9 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N NW NW NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 17 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 8  
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 7.  
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED  
FIRE GROWTH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...WFO MPX  
REQUESTED BY...ERIC ANDERSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2427849.1/MPX  
.DELDT 12/04/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERIC_ANDERSON@NPS.GOV  
 
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