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FNUS73 KMPX 301133
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKMAN CREEK D...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
633 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MARCH 30.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
TEMPERATURES ARE SLOW TO WARM UP THIS MORNING, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE UPPER 50S BY MID-AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING
WILL LIMIT MIXING & KEEP RH VALUES ABOVE 50% THROUGH THE MORNING,
BUT SHOULD DRY OUT QUICKLY TO 30-35% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING, WITH ENE WINDS GUSTING TO
20 MPH. SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE MORE IN THE 10 MPH
RANGE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/41200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 44 48 52 56 59 60 62 59 57 52 47
RH..............65 55 51 44 38 34 35 33 37 40 46 53
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 8 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 23 22 18 14 14 13 12 17 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.8 1.9 1.3 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 14 16 18 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 9 TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (8400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO
14 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (109000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20
TO 28 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
FORECASTER...AHASIC
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT BENGSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608440.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ROBERT_BENGSON@FWS.GOV
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