677  
FNUS73 KMPX 141016  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DELEHANTY RX...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
516 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 CDT ON APRIL 14.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH  
THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
RH WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR MUCH OF THE DAY, BUT WILL  
DRY OUT BACK TO MODERATE LEVELS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL  
REMAIN LIGHT AND MOSTLY NORTHWEST, BUT MAY SHIFT BETWEEN SOUTHWEST  
AND NORTH DIRECTIONS. GIVEN LIGHT WINDS AND RELATIVELY SHALLOW  
MIXING HEIGHTS, SMOKE DISPERSAL WILL REMAIN POOR TO FAIR.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FOG  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FOG LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.  
RH..................95 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST  
6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /6400 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/26500 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 12  
TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM  
SKY COVER.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC MC PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 54 55 57 59 60 62 64 65 66 67 65  
RH..............95 93 91 88 85 84 78 73 68 63 59 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NW W SW W NW NW NW NW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.5 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W NW NW N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 7 8 12 12 13 13 12 12 8  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.  
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2000 KNOT-FT).  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.  
RH..................MIN 60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (40300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES CORBETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2610230.0/MPX  
.DELDT 04/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANIEL_PAULSON@FWS.GOV,JAMES_CORBETT@FWS.GOV  
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