FNUS73 KMPX 092023 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Edwards...FWS National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 323 PM CDT Fri May 9 2025 Forecast is based on ignition time of 1600 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. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION...North winds around 15 mph are expected into the early evening with temperatures remaining in the lower 80s and RH in the lower 20s. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Temperature.........83 at ignition...Max 84. RH..................23 percent at ignition...Min 22 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 16 mph at ignition...otherwise North winds around 16 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent /91500 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...excellent /105300 knot-ft/. Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 6000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 18 to 20 mph. TIME (CDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM Sky cover.......MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............83 83 82 80 75 69 65 62 60 58 56 53 RH..............23 24 22 23 26 30 34 36 40 41 43 46 20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE 20 FT wind spd..16 16 17 16 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 8 20 FT wind gust.21 22 23 23 22 20 20 18 17 17 16 16 Mix hgt (kft)...5.6 6.0 6.1 5.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE Transp wind spd.18 20 21 21 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Temperature.........Min 47. RH..................Max 56 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8 to 17 mph shifting to the northeast 7 to 8 mph after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (98300 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (4900 knot-ft) early in the evening. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 15 to 21 mph shifting to the east around 13 mph early in the morning. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent). Temperature.........Max 81. RH..................Min 21 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 7 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast 8 to 14 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4000 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (67600 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....East 10 to 12 mph shifting to the south 12 to 16 mph in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Borghoff Requested by...Millette Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2513657.0/MPX .DELDT 05/09/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL phil_millette@fws.gov