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FNUS73 KMPX 301523
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTERNUT WMA NORTH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1023 AM CDT WED APR 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S AT IGNITION WARMING
INTO THE UPPER 60S BY LATE AFTERNOON. RH'S ABOVE 45 PERCENT THIS
MORNING WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30-35 PERCENT DURING PEAK HEATING.
SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAIN BETWEEN 10-15 MPH, WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF
25 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 69.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 15 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /42400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /108100 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC MC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 61 65 67 68 69 68 67 65 60 57 55
RH..............45 42 37 34 33 31 32 33 40 49 57 61
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 24 23 23 23 22 21 20 17 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.6 3.5 4.1 4.7 4.8 5.1 4.8 2.8 0.7 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 25 25 25 24 24 22 21 17 15 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (91700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...STRUS
REQUESTED BY...CORY NETLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512393.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/30/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CORY.NETLAND@STATE.MN.US
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