778  
FNUS73 KMPX 301908  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR STOWE LAKE SE RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
208 PM CDT WED APR 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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
 
SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30  
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.  
MINRH WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.  
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 23 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
SOUTH WINDS 17 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /30500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /102300 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO  
EXCELLENT (139900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7600 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 25 TO 32 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC PC MCR MCR PC PC PC PC PC  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 59 63 65 69 71 71 71 71 70 64 60  
RH..............37 36 32 31 28 28 29 29 29 31 40 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..23 22 24 23 21 20 20 17 15 13 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 31 30 29 28 28 26 24 21 18 17 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 3.0 4.1 5.4 6.4 7.2 7.6 7.7 2.1 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 30 32 29 30 30 28 26 24 18 15 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.  
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (160900 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO GOOD  
(33100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING  
TO POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 10  
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.  
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (74100 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 22 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DYE  
REQUESTED BY...ZACHARY DOFFIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512336.0/MPX  
.DELDT 04/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY_DOFFIN@FWS.GOV  
 
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