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Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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549 FNUS73 KMPX 090959 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Rosendale WPA Rx...USFWS National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 459 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 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 (20-30 percent). Temperature.........50 at ignition...Max 67. RH..................77 percent at ignition...Min 33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds northeast at 13 mph at ignition...otherwise Northeast winds 13 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair /20700 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...excellent /120500 knot-ft/. Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 7400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast 18 to 21 mph. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth at ignition...max 4. TIME (CDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM Sky cover.......PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR MCR MCR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............50 53 57 60 63 65 66 67 67 67 66 64 RH..............77 74 67 60 52 43 38 36 34 33 34 37 20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE 20 FT wind spd..13 13 13 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 12 9 20 FT wind gust.21 21 20 20 20 21 20 18 18 18 17 16 Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.6 1.9 2.6 4.4 5.9 6.7 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.1 Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N Transp wind spd.20 20 20 20 21 21 20 18 18 18 17 14 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Temperature.........Min 45. RH..................Max 81 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 7 to 12 mph shifting to the south around 5 mph after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (73000 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (2500 knot-ft) early in the evening. Mixing height.......300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 14 to 17 mph shifting to the east 8 to 9 mph early in the evening, then shifting to the south overnight shifting to the southwest around 9 mph after 3 am. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Temperature.........Max 70. RH..................Min 33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the west 8 to 13 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2800 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to good (51900 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (121000 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 15 mph increasing to northwest 22 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...Blatz Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413528.0/MPX .DELDT 05/09/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL david_blatz@fws.gov