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FNUS73 KMPX 141344
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR M RANGE/HENDRICKSON IMPACT AREA...MN DMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
844 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 14.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE M RANGE/HENDRICKSON IMPACT AREA, EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES TODYA WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S AT IGNITION WITH RH
IN THE MID 70S. TEMPERATURES INCREASE TO AROUND 60 THIS AFTERNOON
WITH MIN RH NEAR 50 PERCENT. WINDS AT IGNITION WILL OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST AT OR JUST ABOVE 5MPH, SHIFTING WESTERLY BY LATE MORNING
AND NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS INCREASING BY A
COUPLE MILES PER HOUR BUT LARGELY UNDER 10MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................74 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /21000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/54200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4100 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............52 56 58 59 61 61 61 60 59 56 53 50
RH..............74 68 60 57 53 51 50 53 55 59 66 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 10 9 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 3.1 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.5 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 15 15 13 12 12 12 9 10 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
3 AM. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (35200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 6
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (23600 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...JASON LINKERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/14/26
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