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FNUS73 KMPX 211105
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SPUR RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
505 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0712 CST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
THE DAY STARTS OUT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES,
FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING
AND LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 INCH
IS POSSIBLE, WITH WINDS INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST INITIALLY
SHIFTING NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AROUND 20MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30MPH BY
THE AFTERNOON. RH WILL REMAIN HIGH DUE TO THE PRECIPITATION,
HOWEVER TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH SUCH THAT CONDITIONS ARE
STILL FAIRLY DRY EVEN WITH THE SNOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SNOW IN THE
MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........11 AT IGNITION...MAX 22.
RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 17 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 33
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /94900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
23 TO 31 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV..... SCH LKY DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............11 10 12 14 17 19 20 22 21 20 18 14
RH..............83 87 84 84 80 80 77 71 71 64 67 67
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 17 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 17 20 21 23 25 30 32 32 33 35
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.8 3.5 2.9 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW W SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 15 14 16 17 23 31 35 30 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 0.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 23 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 12
TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 6.
RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (118000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (119400
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 31 TO 35
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...MCCAFFERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600484.2/MPX
.DELDT 01/21/26
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.EMAIL K.MCCAFFERTY@NRP.ECO
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