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FNUS73 KMPX 051147
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HOPP...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
647 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
FOR THE HOPP BURN, INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY
WILL STUNT THE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S, AND DROP
RH VALUES TO AROUND 35 TO 45 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. NO RAIN EXPECTED TODAY,
BUT CLOUDS DO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................85 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17
MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR /2500 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION. MAX...GOOD
/46100 KNOT-FT/ INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110700
KNOT-FT) IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 25
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 MCR MCR PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC
WEATHER COV.....WID
WEATHER TYPE....FST
TSTM COV........
TEMP............32 36 38 42 44 45 46 47 47 48 48 47
RH..............85 75 64 53 49 44 43 42 41 40 41 40
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 20 20 20 20 18 17
20 FT WIND GUST.10 14 17 21 22 24 24 25 25 25 25 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.4 3.5 5.8 6.7 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 10 15 22 24 25 25 25 23 23 23 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 6 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (127600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO GOOD (58300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO POOR (3000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 23 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 13
MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (94500 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (110700
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...MILLETTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/05/26
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.EMAIL PHIL_MILLETTE@FWS.GOV
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