660
FNUS73 KMPX 051310
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CONVOY LIVE FIRE/Y-4 FOB...MN DEPT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
810 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 05.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE CONVOY LINE FIRE, INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS
TODAY WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S, 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
MOSTLY FROM 8-15 MPH WITH INFREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. WINDS
SLOW AND TURN NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE THIS EVENING. THERE IS A
LOW CHANCE (10-20%) FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
(AROUND 4-6PM).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 13
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /105800 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /133800 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6700 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 23 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 PC MCR
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............40 40 43 44 44 45 44 44 43 41 38 36
RH..............46 46 39 36 36 35 35 36 36 39 46 52
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 9 8 6
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 18 16 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.9 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.7 2.4 1.1 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 23 23 23 23 22 22 21 17 13 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
AFTER 3 AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING
NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (114700 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO GOOD (36200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (4800 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (100200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (113900
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...JASON LINKERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/05/26
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.EMAIL JASON.D.LINKERT.NFG@ARMY.MIL
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