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FNUS73 KMPX 221420
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARPENTER RD PILES...USFWS CONTRACTOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
820 AM CST MON DEC 22 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON DECEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH RH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING SLOWLY INTO THE MID 30S
THIS AFTERNOON. SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN POOR.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 35.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/8700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............30 32 34 35 35 35 35 33 32 29 28 27
RH..............85 85 82 78 78 78 78 82 82 88 85 88
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 12 10 10 8 7 7 9 9 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (900 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO
12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO
13 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 26.
RH..................MIN 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (21000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...KEEGAN MCCAFFERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528014.0/MPX
.DELDT 12/22/25
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.EMAIL K.MCCAFFERTY@NRP.ECO
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