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FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE EARTH RIVER RX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
243 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 25.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WORK WEEK,
WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S ACROSS
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. AS A RESULT OF EFFICIENT MIXING, RH'S ARE
LIKELY TO DIP AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL SUSTAIN BETWEEN 5-10 MPH. AN OCCASIONAL
GUST NEAR 15 MPH IS POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/25000 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC PC MCR PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............50 55 60 64 68 70 72 73 72 70 66 62
RH..............61 55 49 45 39 36 34 33 34 38 45 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 13 15 14 14 14 14 13 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.6 3.1 2.2 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 7 8 9 9 9 9 6 6 6
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96300
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 23 TO
30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...STRUS
REQUESTED BY...CODY BURKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607634.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/24/26
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.EMAIL CODY.BURKE@STATE.MN.US
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