FNUS73 KMPX 291228
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR VERMILLION RIVER WMA...MN DNR- WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
728 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    40 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD TO EXCELLENT (30800-66300).
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 28 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 32
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (CDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM
SKY (%).........MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP............53  54  55  56  57  58  59  60  60  59  59  58
RH..............57  57  55  55  55  55  53  53  55  57  60  62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..9   9   10  10  11  12  14  14  14  14  14  14
20 FT WIND GUST.15  15  15  15  20  20  25  25  25  25  25  25
HAINES INDEX....5   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   4   3   3   3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 70 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR TO EXCELLENT (14900-64600) DECREASING TO
                    POOR (5200-12000) EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 28 TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 16 TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...MCQUIRTER
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE GANGAWARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.VERMI.01/MPX


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