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FNUS73 KMPX 161305
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISPERING RIDGE AMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
805 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE WHISPERING RIDGE AMA BURN, ANY POCKETS OF
REMNANT GROUND FOG THIS MORNING SHOULD DISSIPATE BEFORE IGNITION.
HENCE THE ELEVATED RH LEVEL IN THE 90 PERCENTS. MIN RH SHOULD
REACH THE UPPER 40 PERCENTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
PREVAIL OUT OF THE SE TODAY WITH WINDS BETWEEN 8-10MPH WITH GUSTS
GUSTS BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AFTER SUNSET.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................94 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /3600 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/38000 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......PC MCR PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 62 66 70 72 73 73 73 73 72 70 67
RH..............94 75 63 55 49 48 48 48 50 52 63 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 14 16 17 17 16 16 15 13 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.1 3.3 3.5 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 9 9 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2100 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (32500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DUNLEAVY
REQUESTED BY...LOUISE SPICZKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/16/26
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.EMAIL LOUISE.SPICZKA@STATE.MN.US
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