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FNUS73 KMPX 301524
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE BIG WOODS WMA SE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1024 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 (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 14 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTH WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /43000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /107500 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 61 65 67 68 68 68 67 64 60 57 55
RH..............45 41 37 34 32 32 33 34 41 51 57 64
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 8 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 23 23 22 22 22 21 20 17 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.6 3.4 4.0 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.3 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 24 25 24 23 24 22 20 17 14 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (81900 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 12 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 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 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (60100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO
14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO
16 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...STRUS
REQUESTED BY...CORY NETLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512395.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/30/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CORY.NETLAND@STATE.MN.US
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