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FNUS73 KMPX 311145
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR OSCEOLA GLADE PILES (4)...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
545 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 31.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TODAY
CALM WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. POOR SMOKE DISPERSAL IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
DAY WITH SHALLOW MIXING HEIGHTS.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........-5 AT IGNITION...MAX 17.
RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 1 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH
5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /1200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...POOR
/11300 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM
SKY COVER.......PCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............-5 4 11 16 16 11
RH..............78 69 60 56 61 73
20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 2 S 3 S 6 S 7 SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.2 5 8 10 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.5
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 7 S 7 S 9 S 12 S 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 10.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (6000 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 27.
RH..................MIN 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (22600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT WEYENBERG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/31/26
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.EMAIL SCOTT_WEYENBERG@NPS.GOV
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