452  
FNUS73 KMPX 311624  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STRUCK...FWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
1124 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO  
THE LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON WHILE RHS DROP INTO THE 30S.  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL SLOW AND  
BECOME CALM/VARIABLE BY THIS EVENING. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED  
UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 41.  
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /31000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD  
/31000 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P  
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............35 36 38 39 40 41 40 39 37 33 32 31  
RH..............52 50 43 42 38 38 38 40 44 53 58 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 12 9 7 6 5 5 6 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW N N N SE S S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 9 8 7 6 5 3 3 6 7 8 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.  
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH LATE  
IN THE EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3  
TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 13  
TO 18 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 34.  
RH..................MIN 83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 14 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 33 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 41 MPH LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (56900 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 28 TO 37  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE  
REQUESTED BY...MILLETTE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2508508.0/MPX  
.DELDT 03/31/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PHIL_MILLETTE@FWS.GOV  
 
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