692  
FNUS73 KMPX 201140  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD CEDAR AVE PILE BURN...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
540 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON FEBRUARY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING WITH  
LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO  
THE MID TO UPPER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES  
AROUND 55 PERCENT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........0 AT IGNITION...MAX 17.  
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/16000 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............0 3 6 9 12 14 16 17 17 16 12 11  
RH..............71 72 66 63 60 58 56 56 56 58 70 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 9 7 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -2.  
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO  
9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 20.  
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (37900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DYE  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WILLIAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2503271.0/MPX  
.DELDT 02/20/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN_WILLIAMS@FWS.GOV  
 
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