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FNUS73 KMPX 011244
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAINING AREA 30...MN DMA CAMP RIPLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
744 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 CDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS WILL ALLOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD
OF FILTERED SUNSHINE BEFORE CLOUD COVER MOVES IN BY LUNCH TIME.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 10-11AM. ISOLATED SPRINKLES/DRIZZLE
POSSIBLE BEFORE ONSET OF STEADIER SHOWERS BY LUNCH (NOON). SHOWERS
TAPER OFF BY MID-AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WON'T WARM MUCH GIVEN THE
INCOMING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S WITH RH VALUES STARTING IN
IN THE 80 TO 90 PERCENT RANGE AT IGNITION & WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE
60 PERCENT TODAY. PLEASE REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /5100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/35000 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2500 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY COVER.......PC MC MC MC CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF LKY DEF LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............51 55 54 54 57 56 57 55 55 55 53 51
RH..............80 72 77 77 69 74 72 74 74 74 77 80
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 13 15 16 18 18 20 20 18 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 9 13 17 20 21 22 20 20 17 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (33800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (10900 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (28600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (56300 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 21 MPH.
FORECASTER...HEWETT
REQUESTED BY...TIM NOTCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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