FNUS73 KMPX 061903
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST LAKE 1...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
203 PM CDT MON APR 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1346 CDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES CONTINUES THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ASSOCIATED
WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE
DECREASING TOWARD SUNSET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT REQUEST...MAX 45.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH/NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH AT REQUEST...
                    OTHERWISE NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT REQUEST...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (52600-100300) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (104700-126800) IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........CLEAR  CLEAR  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............43     44     39     32
RH..............30     28     52     61
20 FT WIND......NNW 18 NNW 18 NNW 17 NW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.30     30     25     20
HAINES INDEX....4      3      3      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING THROUGH THE EVENING.
                    AFTER 9 PM...EXPECT WINDS TO DECREASE TO AROUND
                    10 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (66500-116000) DECREASING TO FAIR TO
                    GOOD (16200-53200) LATE IN THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...TAGGART
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MIEDTKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090406.FORES.01/MPX