439  
FNUS73 KMPX 011202  
FWSMPX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOFFMAN RX...MNDNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
702 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 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  
SOME SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BUT  
SHOWERS WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY WITH HUMIDITY GENERALLY REMAINING HIGH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.  
RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2100 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...FAIR  
/27900 KNOT-FT/.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM  
SKY COVER.......MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
TEMP............51 52 53 56 59 61 62 62 63 62 61 60  
RH..............86 86 86 80 72 67 65 65 62 62 65 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..N E E E E E SE SE S W W NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 13 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 9 9 10 10 12 10 10 10 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.  
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (16200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (10800 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.  
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21000 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (43300 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 20 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BORGHOFF  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN BERENS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512512.0/MPX  
.DELDT 05/01/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.BERENS@STATE.MN.US  
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