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FNUS73 KMPX 020911
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PRAIRIE FLATS SOUTH...USFWX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
411 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
OVERCAST SKIES ALL DAY, WITH LIGHT RAIN LINGERING IN
THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. OVERALL, RAINFALL WILL BE AROUND 0.05"
TO 0.1", BUT MAY FALL ON AND OFF OVER SEVERAL HOURS. WINDS WILL BE
AOB 10 MPH OUT OF THE NE AT IGNITION, AND OUT OF THE N BY THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS COULD REACH 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. BECAUSE
OF THE RAINY CONDITIONS, RH VALUES WILL STAY IN THE 90/80 PERCENT
RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /25000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/32300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 44 44 45 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 47
RH..............94 92 88 85 83 83 82 83 80 76 75 74
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 15 16 17 16 17 17 17 16 15 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 17 16 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (29800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 9
MPH OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (26400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO
7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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