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Spot Forecast for Gravel Pit Island...USFWS
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
835 AM CST Tue Feb 25 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 CST on February 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...Temperatures in the mid 30s at ignition will warm
into the mid 50s for highs this afternoon. Sunny and dry this
morning, with RH`s above 60 percent through midday. Southerly
winds between 5-10 mph this morning will gust between 15-20 mph
this afternoon. Winds turn easterly later this afternoon, prior to
the arrival of scattered rain showers this evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming mostly
                    cloudy (65-75 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    late in the afternoon.
Temperature.........35 at ignition...Max 55.
RH..................89 percent at ignition...Min 56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds south at 5 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    South winds 5 to 13 mph shifting to the
                    southeast late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor /5300 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good
                    /38400 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 16 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph
                    late in the afternoon.

TIME (CST)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR MCR PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
Weather cov.....                                SCH CHC CHC CHC
Weather type....                                RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm cov........
Temp............35  39  43  48  52  53  54  54  53  50  47  44
RH..............89  85  79  71  63  59  57  57  57  63  71  79
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  S   SW
20 FT wind spd..5   6   7   9   12  13  13  12  10  9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.9   13  15  17  20  20  20  18  16  15  15  17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.8 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  NW
Transp wind spd.8   10  12  14  15  16  16  20  15  15  14  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Chance of rain
                    in the evening, then slight chance of rain late
                    in the evening. Slight chance of rain after 3
                    am.
Temperature.........Min 32.
RH..................Max 96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 9 mph shifting to the
                    west 9 to 10 mph early in the evening, then
                    shifting to the northwest 10 to 13 mph in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (18400 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (7900 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 14 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 14 to 18 mph early in the evening.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
Temperature.........Max 48.
RH..................Min 56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 9 to 15 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (12500 knot-ft) early in the morning
                    increasing to good (44500 knot-ft) in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 13 to 22 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Strus
Requested by...Millette
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/25/25
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.EMAIL phil_millette@fws.gov