FNUS73 KMPX 281319
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNAH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
819 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  EAST WINDS EXPECTED MUCH
OF THE DAY BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL
TO A MINIMUM AROUND 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-35900) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (64800-113800) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6300-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    17 TO 24 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............49     54     58     63     61     58
RH..............52     45     39     30     33     37
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 9    E 10   E 11   E 10   E 9
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     20     15     15
HAINES INDEX....3      4      4      3      4      4

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WFO MPX
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090428.STCRO.01/MPX