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FNUS73 KMPX 141347
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MCIVER RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
847 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON APRIL 14.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE MCIVER RX, EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY
WITH THE MAIN COMPONENT WITHIN THE FORECAST BEING A SMALL
DIRECTIONAL WIND SHIFT BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BEGIN OUT OF THE
WEST UNDER 10MPH AT IGNITION, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WITH SPEEDS
INCREASE AROUND OR JUST ABOVE 10MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 40S RISE TO AROUND 60 LATER TODAY, WITH RH
AT IGNITION IN THE 90S DUE TO LINGERING FOG DECREASING TO 60
PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES RISE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /13500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/37500 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 47 50 52 54 55 57 58 58 57 56 54
RH..............94 86 80 77 69 69 62 60 60 62 64 66
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 12 13 12 12 12 12 10 9 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.2 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 13 13 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26600 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 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
8 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (38200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...KYLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610283.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/14/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KYLE_AVESING@FWS.GOV
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