760
FNUS73 KMPX 301158
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNCAS DUNES SNA...MNDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
658 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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 35-40% 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. PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................76 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/38100 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 13
TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............38 39 42 46 50 54 58 62 65 66 65 62
RH..............76 76 67 60 54 48 45 43 38 37 38 41
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 20 21 22 21 17 12 12 10 9 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.3 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 18 17 17 15 15 14 14 13 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (9200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14
TO 16 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (96200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 24
TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...DOMINIC RUIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608490.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/30/26
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.EMAIL DOMINIC.RUIS@STATE.MN.US
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