FNUS73 KMPX 171404
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST VALLEY...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
904 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 CDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REACH TO NEAR 75 ACROSS FAR EASTERN MINNESOTA AS
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAIL. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT BE AS LOW AS
THE PRIOR DAYS...BUT STILL DOWN TO NEAR 25 PERCENT DURING THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AS WELL THANKS TO
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING. THE WARMTH AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
BEGIN TO FADE ON SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BY LATE ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (800-40900).
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (CDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM   7 PM   9 PM
SKY (%).........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     68     71     72     70     63
RH..............34     28     27     26     29     38
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 6    S 6    S 5    SW 4   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10            5
HAINES INDEX....5      5      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FRIEDLEIN
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.LOSTV.01/MPX