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FNUS73 KMPX 051239
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR AFTON RX...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
739 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
FOR THE AFTON RX, INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY
WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S, 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.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY
(60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /92800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /139900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7800 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 47 48 50 51 51 51 52 51 50 47 43
RH..............41 38 37 34 33 34 34 33 34 34 37 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.8 7.0 7.6 7.8 7.5 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.6 5.5 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 21 14 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (100200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (115800
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...NATE R
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612759.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NATE.RENK@STATE.MN.US
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