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FNUS73 KMPX 271318
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHN PETER HOFFMAN RX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
718 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CST ON FEBRUARY 27.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WINDS WILL START OUT OF
THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AROUND 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25-30
MPH BEFORE TURNING TO THE WEST MID MORNING AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16
MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18 TO 21 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /17600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /99200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25
TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............39 43 45 47 48 48 48 47 44 40 36 33
RH..............70 65 62 58 56 51 49 47 49 55 59 61
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 14 16 18 20 21 21 20 18 17 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 24 28 29 30 30 30 28 26 24 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 21 25 28 30 32 30 25 24 22 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (25900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN
THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 22.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14400 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 13 MPH.
FORECASTER...DYE
REQUESTED BY...CODY BURKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604220.0/MPX
.DELDT 02/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CODY.BURKE@STATE.MN.US
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