963
FNUS73 KMPX 090820
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ORDWAY ISLANDS RX...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
320 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
WITH A COLD FRONT DEPARTING TO THE EAST, SUNNY SKIES
WILL PREVAIL WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER DEWPOINTS. HIGHS
WILL REACH THE LOWER 70S WHILE RH VALUES DROP TO THE MID-50S PERCENT.
WINDS WILL BE A BIT BREEZY/GUSTY, COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25MPH, HIGHEST
BETWEEN NOON-4PM.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 16 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT /73300 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /105700 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5900 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68 70 71 72 72 73 71 70 70 66 63 61
RH..............70 66 64 59 59 57 59 61 63 75 84 90
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 17 16 15 13 12 8 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 24 24 23 22 20 17 13 9 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.6 5.1 5.2 5.5 5.9 5.7 4.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 23 22 21 21 20 17 12 9 8 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (2200 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (82300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.
FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...BEN CARLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2621469.0/MPX
.DELDT 09/09/26
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.EMAIL BENJAMIN.CARLSON@TNC.ORG
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