433  
FNUS73 KMPX 311415  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CENTER RANGE...MN DEPT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
915 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MARCH 31.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PERSIST WITH TEMPERATURES  
ONLY IN THE LOW 40S. MIN RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 35% WITH  
BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.  
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT  
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 18  
MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /50100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.  
MAX...EXCELLENT /100200 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 26 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 40 42 43 43 42 41 40 37 34 31 32  
RH..............59 55 46 39 36 36 37 39 42 47 53 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 16 17 17 17 18 17 15 13 10 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 26 26 26 28 26 23 20 16 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.9 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.1 4.1 1.9 1.4 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 24 25 26 25 26 24 23 21 15 13 13  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.  
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (82900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (12100 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37.  
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (47500 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 22 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DYE  
REQUESTED BY...JASON LINKERT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608692.0/MPX  
.DELDT 03/31/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TIMITHY.J.NOTCH.NFG@ARMY.MIL  
 
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