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Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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596 FNUS73 KMPX 091003 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Kandi WMA Rx...Minnesota DNR National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 503 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CDT on May 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...Northeast winds 10-15 mph are expected today with RH dropping into the 30s this afternoon. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Temperature.........53 at ignition...Max 66. RH..................71 percent at ignition...Min 36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds northeast at 13 mph at ignition...otherwise Northeast winds 13 to 14 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair /20600 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...excellent /115600 knot-ft/. Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 7200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 17 to 21 mph shifting to the north late in the afternoon. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth at ignition...max 4. 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 MCR MCR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............53 56 59 62 65 65 66 66 66 65 64 61 RH..............71 66 62 54 43 40 37 36 36 37 40 44 20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE 20 FT wind spd..13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 10 9 6 20 FT wind gust.21 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 14 10 Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.8 6.7 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.1 5.6 0.6 Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE Transp wind spd.18 18 20 21 18 18 18 17 16 16 12 7 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent). Temperature.........Min 45. RH..................Max 82 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest around 6 mph early in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (98900 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (2600 knot-ft) late in the night. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 12 to 16 mph shifting to the southwest 9 to 10 mph after 3 am. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Temperature.........Max 70. RH..................Min 32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the northwest 9 to 17 mph late in the morning, then increasing to 18 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2800 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (58400 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (128500 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......8300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 10 mph shifting to the west 10 to 16 mph late in the morning, then increasing to northwest 24 to 31 mph late in the morning. Haines Index........4 to 5 or low to moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. $$ Forecaster...Borghoff Requested by...Area Wildlife Supervisor Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413569.0/MPX .DELDT 05/09/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL cory.netland@state.mn.us