964
FNUS73 KMPX 051254
FWSMPX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSESHOE LAKE...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
754 AM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MAY 05.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH
THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL STUNT THE
AFTERNOON HIGH IN THE LOW TO MID 50S, AND DROP RH VALUES TO
AROUND 25 TO 35 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FROM 11AM TO 7PM. SUSTAINED VALUES WILL RANGE MOSTLY FROM
8-15 MPH WITH INFREQUENT 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.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT
IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15
MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD /53700 KNOT-FT/ AT IGNITION.
MAX...EXCELLENT /145900 KNOT-FT/.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7300 FT
AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC PC PC
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 46 48 49 51 51 52 53 51 51 49 45
RH..............45 43 39 37 34 34 33 32 33 32 36 43
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 20 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 6.2 6.8 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.6 5.7 3.0 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W NW NW NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 16 18 20 21 23 23 22 22 21 17 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (127600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO GOOD (45300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT DECREASING TO FAIR (13700 KNOT-FT) EARLY
IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO POOR (2900
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE NIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8
TO 12 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (84200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (113400
KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 23
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
FORECASTER...DETTMANN
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOPPELMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2612763.0/MPX
.DELDT 05/05/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TIM.KOPPELMAN@STATE.MN.US
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