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FNUS73 KMPX 211717
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE HILL RX...USFWS CONTRACTOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1117 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN TAPER OFF. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........18 AT IGNITION...MAX 21.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /19500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /106500 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 24 TO
32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING
TO 29 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY COVER.......CDY MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............18 19 21 20 19 17 14 12 10 8 7 7
RH..............80 80 74 77 70 67 70 69 72 72 76 72
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W NW NW NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..10 13 15 18 18 18 18 15 13 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.24 28 32 32 32 35 36 36 32 29 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.0 2.8 3.5 3.4 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 24 32 36 29 25 21 17 15 14 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
FLURRIES EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -2.
RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 36
MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 22 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (25900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 17
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
FLURRIES IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 4.
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (18100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (114200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115300
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...MCCAFFERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600788.0/MPX
.DELDT 01/21/26
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.EMAIL K.MCCAFFERTY@NRP.ECO
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