FNUS73 KMPX 031311
FWSMPX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVER TERRACE SNA...MN DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
811 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY FROM THE
DAKOTAS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE QUITE LOW AND NEAR 25 PERCENT.
LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST...AND INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES PEAKING IN
THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH ON
MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. IT WILL ANOTHER DRY
DAY ON MONDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DUE TO THE
SOUTHERLY WIND. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO MINNESOTA
FROM THE DAKOTAS MONDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW AT IGNITION...MAX 5.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (400-35200) INCREASING TO
                    EXCELLENT (72900-105100) IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700-8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 2 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (CDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     61     65     67     66     61
RH..............44     33     25     20     22     27
20 FT WIND......NW 4   NW 6   NW 8   NW 7   NW 5   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     10
HAINES INDEX....4      4      4      4      4      4

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RICHARDSON
REQUESTED BY...RUSS SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090503.RIVER.01/MPX