405
FNUS73 KMPX 221122
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH SPUR RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
522 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0712 CST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A FEW CLOUDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHICH COULD
PRODUCE SOME LIGHT FLURRIES, OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SUSTAINED
AT AROUND 10MPH OUT OF THE WEST AT IGNITION SHIFTING NORTHWEST TO
15MPH GUSTING UP TO 30MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TO START THE DAY WILL BE DROPPING QUICKLY
INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO DURING THE EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
FLURRIES.
TEMPERATURE.........4 AT IGNITION...MAX 6.
RH..................95 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 29 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR /27500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /110200 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO
GOOD (36800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (123500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4400 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 26 TO 33
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............0 4 4 5 3 1 0 -3 -6 -7 -10 -13
RH..............95 72 72 62 59 59 53 55 55 52 54 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 16 16 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.20 22 23 25 26 26 28 29 28 28 26 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 2.8 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.8 1.6 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 24 31 33 32 32 32 32 33 33 26 29
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN -22.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (54500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO FAIR (18800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX -9.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (15000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (31500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...HASENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY...MCCAFFERTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/22/26
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