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Spot Forecast for Hastings Sand Coulee SNA Rx...MNDNR
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
524 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 CST on November 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

Please contact our office if you have questions or concerns with
this forecast.

.DISCUSSION...Breezy winds will continue today, with directions
shifting from W to NW. Cooler in the 40s with RH values well
above thresholds, bottoming out in the 60s.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
Temperature.........40 at ignition...Max 47.
RH..................89 percent at ignition...Min 70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Winds west at 9 mph at ignition...otherwise
                    Northwest winds 9 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    north 8 to 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor /7200 knot-ft/ at ignition. Max...good
                    /54900 knot-ft/.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL at ignition...otherwise 3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 13 to 20 mph shifting to the north 16
                    to 17 mph late in the afternoon.

TIME (CST)      8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
Sky cover.......PC  MCR PC  PC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............40  44  45  45  46  45  45  45  44  42  42  40
RH..............89  76  76  76  71  73  70  70  70  70  70  70
20 FT wind dir..W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N
20 FT wind spd..9   9   10  10  12  12  12  10  10  8   7   6
20 FT wind gust.16  17  17  18  20  20  20  18  17  16  14  13
Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.0 2.1 3.1
Transp wind dir.W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
Transp wind spd.13  16  17  17  18  18  20  17  17  16  15  14

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (60-70 percent).
Temperature.........Min 29.
RH..................Max 92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (37800 knot-ft) early in the evening
                    decreasing to poor (4900 knot-ft) late in the
                    night.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 6 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph
                    after 3 am.

$$
Forecaster...Veserat
Requested by...Nick Partington
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2525356.0/MPX
.DELDT 11/07/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nick.partington@state.mn.us