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FNUS73 KMPX 201130
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SPUR RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
530 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0712 CST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TO START THE DAY AND AT IGNITION TIME WILL MAKE
WAY FOR INCREASING CLOUD COVER, WITH A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW
ARRIVING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. RH AT
IGNITION WILL BE AROUND 90 PERCENT BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW
ZERO SUCH THAT THERE IS LITTLE MOISTURE EVEN WITH RH THAT HIGH.
WINDS BEGIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE, FAVORING A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION
AND INCREASING TO AROUND 5MPH BY THE LATE MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........-8 AT IGNITION...MAX 12.
RH..................91 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/19600 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............-9 -8 -4 -1 3 6 9 10 11 12 11 10
RH..............91 91 82 83 72 66 60 60 60 60 69 80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 13 10 8 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 7.
RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 22.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (58900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 21 TO
26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...MCCAFFERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/20/26
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