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FNUS73 KMPX 021257
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BROWNTON RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
757 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
LOW CLOUDS WILL HOLD ON FOR MUCH OF THE DAY BUT ANY
SPRINKLES/SHOWERS WILL HOLD OFF TO THE WEST, KEEPING THE BURN SITE
FREE FROM PRECIPITATION. THE COOLER AIR AND LACK OF SUNSHINE WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE LOWER 50S AND MINIMUM RH VALUES
ONLY DROPPING TO NEAR 60 PERCENT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE NORTH
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS 10-15MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 20MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /29500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /60500 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 18 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 44 45 46 47 48 49 51 51 51 52 51
RH..............86 86 82 79 76 71 68 63 66 63 61 61
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 21 20 20 20 20 20 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.2 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST AFTER
3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (51600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6 TO 10
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 3 AM.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (25200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...D. BLATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512661.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/02/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID_BLATZ@FWS.GOV
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