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FNUS73 KMPX 201347
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TUNSBERG WMA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
847 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 20.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
FOR THE TUNSBERG WMA BURN, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING ALONG
WITH LIGHT SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. WINDS TURN TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY LATE MORNING WITH SPEEDS 5-10 MPH. SPORADIC GUSTS UP
TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED CLOUD COVER WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON. RH WILL BE IN THE LOW 50S AT
IGNITION AND FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPS
WILL BE IN THE MID 60S.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /7200 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/56800 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............47 51 55 58 60 62 63 64 65 64 62 60
RH..............68 59 49 40 36 32 29 27 26 27 30 35
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST. 3 6 7 9 9 10 13 14 14 13 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 3.3 4.4 4.9 5.5 5.8 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.2 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE S S S S S S S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 12 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (53600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (4300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4400 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (105200
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...AREA WILDLIFE MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/20/26
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