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FNUS73 KMPX 051048
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY NORTH OVERLOOK RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
548 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 05.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL MEAN
COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH HIGHS REACHING NEAR 48. MOISTURE WILL
STILL BE ON THE LOWER SIDE WITH THE INCOMING DRY AIR AS HUMIDITIES
WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 35 PERCENT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
INTO EARLY EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS LASTING FROM 11AM TO 7PM.
SUSTAINED VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 15-20 MPH WHILE GUSTS NEAR 25
MPH. WINDS SLOW AND TURN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS
EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 48.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 18
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /111600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /159200 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 43 44 44 46 46 46 47 45 45 44 40
RH..............49 45 42 41 38 38 37 35 38 38 40 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 16 17 18 18 18 17 17 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 22 20 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.1 5.8 3.3 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 24 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 21 18 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (126400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO GOOD (52500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO FAIR (19200 KNOT-FT) EARLY
IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO POOR (3100
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (70800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105000
KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 23
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...GRUNZKE
REQUESTED BY...BEN CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612728.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENJAMIN.CARLSON@TNC.ORG
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