FNUS73 KMPX 051142 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Fedje...FWS National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 642 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 CDT on May 05. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...Increasing northwest winds today will stunt our afternoon highs in the mid 40s, and drop RH values to around 30 to 40 percent. The strongest winds are expected to develop from 11AM to 7PM. Sustained values will range from 15-20 MPH while gusts near 25 MPH. Winds slow and turn north-northwesterly by late this evening. Any light rain today is expected to stay north of the Douglas and Grant counties. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent) then becoming partly sunny (60-70 percent). Widespread frost early in the morning. Temperature.........33 at ignition...Max 46. RH..................75 percent at ignition...Min 36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds northwest at 7 mph at ignition...otherwise Northwest winds 7 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 18 mph late in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Poor /3100 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good /48800 knot-ft/ increasing to excellent (104000 knot-ft) in the late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......400 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 17 mph increasing to 22 to 24 mph in the late morning and afternoon. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM Sky cover.......MCR MCR PC PC PC MC MC PC MC MC MC MC Weather cov.....WID Weather type....FST Tstm cov........ Temp............33 34 37 40 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 44 RH..............75 69 56 48 44 43 43 41 41 39 39 39 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..7 10 13 15 17 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 20 FT wind gust.13 16 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 1.5 3.3 5.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.0 Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Transp wind spd.8 12 17 23 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 21 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Widespread frost after 3 am. Temperature.........Min 29. RH..................Max 75 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 17 mph shifting to the north 6 to 7 mph overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (109100 knot-ft) early in the evening decreasing to poor (11300 knot-ft) late in the night decreasing to poor (4800 knot-ft) in the late evening and overnight. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 13 to 21 mph shifting to the north 9 to 10 mph in the late evening and overnight. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Widespread frost early in the morning. Temperature.........Max 48. RH..................Min 38 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 15 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4600 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (89800 knot-ft) in the afternoon increasing to excellent (108400 knot-ft) late in the morning. Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 9 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 23 mphin the late morning and afternoon. $$ Forecaster...Dettmann Requested by...Millette Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2612739.0/MPX .DELDT 05/05/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL phil_millette@fws.gov