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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARPENTER RD PILES...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
716 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0814 CST ON DECEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
THE WEATHER TODAY WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET, WITH TEMPERATURES
STEADY IN THE MID 20S WITH RH DROPPING TO AROUND 75 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON, LIKELY IN THE 90S AT IGNITION TIME. WINDS WILL MAINTAIN
A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION BUT GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY,
INITIALLY 5-10MPH DROPPING BELOW 5MPH BY THE EVENING. SKIES WILL
BE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A FEW CLOUDS EARLY IN THE DAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........25 AT IGNITION...MAX 26.
RH..................96 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /19700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
/22700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7
TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............24 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 22 20 20 19
RH..............96 88 84 81 78 74 74 74 77 81 77 77
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 18 17 17 16 15 13 10 8 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 20 20 16 15 14 10 7 5 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1000 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5 TO 9
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, THEN
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33.
RH..................MIN 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (1100 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...KEEGAN MCCAFFERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 12/23/25
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