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FNUS73 KMPX 151609
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RIVER SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1109 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 15.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TEMPORARILY ASSOCIATED WITH A FEW SHOWERS TO
THE SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE, BUT SHOULD CLEAR AS THEY PASS TO
THE SOUTHEAST. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL THEN CONTINUE THE REST OF
THE DAY, WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY/NORTHEASTERLY WINDS SLOWLY SHIFTING
EAST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6200 KNOT-FT) AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR
(27700 KNOT-FT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4600 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 67 68 70 71 69 69 65 61 58 56 54
RH..............53 43 40 36 35 38 39 49 56 64 69 74
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.7 3.7 4.4 4.6 3.5 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE SE SE SE SE S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 6 7 7 7 8 10 9 9 10 10 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (24500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (3300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (85400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110200
KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 28 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...BRAD BOLDUAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610429.0/MPX
.DELDT 04/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRAD.BOLDUAN@STATE.MN.US
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