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FNUS73 KMPX 051319
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ST CROIX PRAIRIE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
819 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
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 10-15
MPH WHILE 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 51.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /103000 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /158500 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC PC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 46 48 49 50 49 50 51 49 49 46 42
RH..............43 40 35 34 34 37 36 33 36 34 38 44
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 21 21 22 22 22 21 21 20 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 7.0 7.5 7.9 7.9 6.9 7.0 6.6 5.4 5.0 0.7 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 22 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 14 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST AFTER 3
AM.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (102800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3700 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105300
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 20
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...TRACY RONNANDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612769.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TRACY_RONNANDER@FWS.GOV
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