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FNUS73 KMPX 301832
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FICKLING WPA RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
132 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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
AFTERNOON SPOT UPDATE FOR FICKLING WPA RX,
AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT HOW QUICKLY WE'VE WARMED UP
THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION, THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER SHOULD
HELP TO DECREASE WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT SURFACE
WINDS AND GUSTS SHOULD HOLD STEADY THROUGH 3 TO 4 PM BEFORE DECREASING
SLIGHTLY TO 7 TO 10 MPH AND FEW, MORE SPORADIC GUSTS. CURRENT WINDS
ARE 10 TO 14 MPH SUSTAINED NEAR THE FICKLING SPOT REQUEST. PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /68300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 52 55 59 63 64 65 66 67 66 65 62
RH..............68 48 45 40 38 37 35 34 34 37 40 45
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 16 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.8 3.0 3.5 3.7 4.0 2.7 1.8 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 17 21 22 21 20 21 20 20 18 16 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 9
TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (40000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 8
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512329.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/30/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RYAN_WILLIAMS@FWS.GOV
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