FNUS73 KMPX 291229
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  CROIX SAVANNAH...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
729 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR SO WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS WELL. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY
KEEPING SOME RATHER DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS FAR EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...BUT MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. SOME SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY BUT
AN OVERALL DRYING TREND WILL BE IN PLACE. COOLER AIR WILL WORK IN FOR FRIDAY
WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (29600-71800).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 32
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............52  54  55  57  58  60  61  61  60  60  59  58
RH..............52  52  53  53  53  49  49  49  53  53  55  59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   10  10  11  12  12  14  14  14  14  12  11
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  20  20  20  25  25  25  25  20  20
HAINES INDEX....4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   3

$$
FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.STCRO.01/MPX


SKY (%) LEGEND
CLR = CLEAR
MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
PC = PARTLY CLOUDY
MC = MOSTLY CLOUDY
CDY = CLOUDY