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FNUS73 KMPX 301450
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISPERING FIRE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
950 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 30.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
CORRECTION: TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOW
70S BY MID-AFTERNOON. 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 12 TO 14 MPH
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 (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT FORECAST START...MAX 70.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT FORECAST START...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT FORECAST
START...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /16800 KNOT-FT/ AT FORECAST START.
MAX...FAIR /21900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT FORECAST START...OTHERWISE 3100
FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC PC MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 52 57 61 64 67 70 69 69 65 61 57
RH..............71 63 57 51 48 45 39 42 42 48 56 62
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 10 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 15 12 10 8 9 10 13 8 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.1 2.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 16 15 12 9 8 8 8 9 12 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16
TO 18 MPH.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (14700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (97000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 28 MPH.
FORECASTER...VESERAT
REQUESTED BY...MIKE WACHHOLZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 03/30/26
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.EMAIL MICHAEL.WACHHOLZ@STATE.MN.US
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