500
FNUS73 KMPX 201441
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE MEADOWS PILES 2...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
841 AM CST THU FEB 20 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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
EARLY MORNING CLOUDS GIVE WAY TO SUNSHINE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS AT
IGNITION WILL WARM INTO THE MID-TEENS FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS.
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 5-10 MPH AT IGNITION WILL GRADUALLY TURN
WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 50-55 PERCENT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........7 AT IGNITION...MAX 16.
RH..................63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/12300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV..... M M M M M M M M M M M
WEATHER TYPE.... M M M M M M M M M M M
TSTM COV........ M M M M M M M M M M M
TEMP............7 10 13 14 16 15 13 9 5 3 1 -1
RH..............63 60 55 55 51 56 58 66 72 75 75 79
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.7 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 8 7 7 6 5 6 6 6 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -10.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 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 (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 19.
RH..................MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (38600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...STRUS
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/20/25
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