617
FNUS73 KMPX 301156
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PELICAN LAKE WEST A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
656 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
SHOULD LIMIT MIXING TO KEEP RH VALUES ABOVE 50% THROUGH THE MORNING,
BUT SHOULD DRY OUT QUICKLY TO 30-40% THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING, WITH ENE WINDS GUSTING TO
20 MPH. SPEEDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH
OUT OF THE EAST.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /12600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/34700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 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 PC PC MC MC MC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 46 50 54 59 62 65 68 66 66 61 55
RH..............70 65 61 54 49 46 41 39 42 42 48 53
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 7 9 10 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 20 18 16 12 10 8 8 10 18 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.5 3.2 3.5 3.5 2.8 0.6 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 18 17 16 15 13 12 12 10 9 15 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (22500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (7900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 20
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (95400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/30/26
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.EMAIL JARED_CULBERTSON@FWS.GOV
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