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Spot Forecast for South Spur RX...OTHER
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
621 AM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0712 CST on January 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Dangerous cold continues today, with an Extreme Cold
Warning in effect through noon. A Cold Weather Advisory will
replace the Warning for the afternoon. WNW winds sustain between
5-10 mph today, with an occasional morning gust up to 15 mph.
Winds will relax as high pressure builds over the region. Minimum
RH`s are forecast to remain above 50 percent through the day.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Temperature.........-19 at ignition...Max -10.
RH..................62 percent at ignition...Min 57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds west at 9 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor /11000 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...fair
                    /28300 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 2400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 17 mph.

TIME (CST)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
Sky cover.......MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............-20 -19 -18 -16 -14 -13 -12 -11 -11 -11 -12 -12
RH..............62  62  62  59  59  60  60  57  57  57  60  60
20 FT wind dir..NW  W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT wind spd..8   9   9   10  10  10  9   8   7   7   6   5
20 FT wind gust.18  16  18  20  17  16  16  15  15  14  13  12
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.9
Transp wind dir.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.16  15  17  17  16  15  14  14  14  12  10  10

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
Temperature.........Min -16.
RH..................Max 73 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1700 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 3 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest
                    around 3 mph early in the morning.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Temperature.........Max -2.
RH..................Min 52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south around 5 mph late in
                    the morning, then becoming light late in the
                    afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (1700 knot-ft).
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 3 to 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Strus
Requested by...mccafferty
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600484.4/MPX
.DELDT 01/23/26
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.EMAIL k.mccafferty@nrp.eco