784
FNUS73 KMPX 211340
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE MEADOWS PILES 3...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
740 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURE AT IGNITION
WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER SINGLE DIGITS AND WILL WARM INTO THE UPPER 10S
TO LOWER 20S FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS. SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 7 TO 10 MPH
AT IGNITION WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 9 TO 12 MPH BY LATE MORNING. A
FEW SPORADIC GUSTS TO 18-20 MPH TOO. MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 50-55 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY VERSUS SOUTHERLY SFC WINDS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........6 AT IGNITION...MAX 21.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /14700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/41900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.
TIME (CST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............6 11 14 17 19 20 21 20 17 15 14 13
RH..............69 63 61 61 61 64 62 67 73 80 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 12 10 9 7 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.17 20 21 21 21 20 17 15 13 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 24 24 24 21 16 13 14 13 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 6.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33.
RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (13900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...BOB BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/21/25
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.EMAIL ROBERT_BENGSON@FWS.GOV
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