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FNUS73 KMPX 301211
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NOKOMIS PRAIRIE RX FIRE...MPRB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
711 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................79 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /4500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/29100 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7
TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC MC MC PC MC PC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 46 50 54 59 63 66 69 71 71 69 68
RH..............79 73 63 61 53 48 43 39 38 38 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E NE NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 12 12 13 13 12 12 9 9 9 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.5 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E E E SE SE SE E NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 13 13 13 12 9 8 7 8 9
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...AD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608494.0/MPX
.DELDT 03/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADALE@MINNEAPOLISPARKS.ORG
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