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FNUS73 KMPX 051234
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HARRY CATER RX...MN DNR SNA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
734 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 06.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE HARRY CATER RX, INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY
WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGHS NEAR 50 DEGREES, AND DROP RH
VALUES TO AROUND 30 TO 40 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM 11AM TO 7PM. SUSTAINED VALUES WILL RANGE
FROM 8-15 MPH WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. WINDS SLOW AND
TURN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS EVENING. NO RAIN EXPECTED
TODAY, BUT CLOUDS DO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /86100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /146600 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7000 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MCR PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............42 44 46 47 48 48 49 49 50 50 47 43
RH..............46 45 42 40 39 40 39 39 36 36 42 49
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 18 20 20 20 18 17 16 14 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.1 4.5 2.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 22 22 23 24 24 23 22 21 17 13
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (121300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (25600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER 3
AM.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (101100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (122800
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 18
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT FOLKERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/05/26
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.EMAIL SCOTT.FOLKERT@STATE.MN.US
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