FNUS73 KMPX 161009 FWSMPX Spot Forecast for Santiago...WFS National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 509 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 CDT on October 16. Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with this forecast. .DISCUSSION...Northwest winds gusting to 35 mph will subside this afternoon, then shift southwest late tonight. Clouds will clear late this morning with moderate RH this afternoon. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming sunny (15-25 percent). Temperature.........42 at forecast start...Max 51. RH..................89 percent at forecast start...Min 44 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Winds north at 20 mph at forecast start...otherwise North winds 12 to 21 mph with gusts to around 35 mph decreasing to around 10 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor /12600 knot-ft/ at forecast start. Max...excellent /65300 knot-ft/ increasing to good (54700 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (120100 knot-ft) in the afternoon in the late morning and afternoon. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL at forecast start...otherwise 4200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North 29 to 35 mph decreasing to 18 to 25 mph in the afternoon. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM Sky cover.......CDY MC MC MC MC PC MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............42 43 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 49 48 47 RH..............89 81 78 73 62 56 51 47 46 44 46 47 20 FT wind dir..N N N N N N N N N N N N 20 FT wind spd..20 21 20 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 7 20 FT wind gust.35 35 35 33 31 29 26 25 24 22 20 16 Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 1.1 2.4 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.4 1.1 Transp wind dir.N N N N N N N N N N N N Transp wind spd.29 30 31 35 32 30 25 24 22 21 18 13 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent). Areas of frost late in the evening. Widespread frost overnight. Temperature.........Min 33. RH..................Max 85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening becoming light, then becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph after 3 am. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (2400 knot-ft). Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 8 to 13 mph shifting to the southwest overnight. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent). Widespread frost early in the morning. Temperature.........Max 58. RH..................Min 39 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 16 mph. Gusts up to 29 mph early in the morning. Smoke dispersal.....Poor (4900 knot-ft) early in the morning increasing to excellent (62100 knot-ft) in the afternoon. Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 23 mph increasing to 20 to 26 mph late in the morning. $$ Forecaster...Borghoff Requested by...Cody Kennedy Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2623849.0/MPX .DELDT 10/16/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jared_Culbertson@fws.gov,Sadie_Player@fws.gov,Cody_Kennedy@fws.gov