070
FNUS73 KMPX 051320
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEBER...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
820 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 WEBER BURN, INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY
WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGH 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 12-18 MPH WHILE GUSTS NEAR 25 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 (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /97700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /165100 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 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............43 44 45 47 48 48 49 48 48 47 43 41
RH..............51 47 43 40 37 37 36 37 35 37 43 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 22 23 24 24 24 24 24 22 20 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.7 6.8 7.1 7.3 7.5 7.1 7.3 6.6 6.4 6.1 3.2 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 23 24 24 25 25 24 24 23 21 18 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (128100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO GOOD (50500 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (2900 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (63400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (104200
KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 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...JARED CULBERTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612770.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JARED_CULBERTSON@FWS.GOV
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